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Avenues for peace in Afghanistan must be explored with 'utmost urgency' – UN envoy

14 September 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

In first visit to Sri Lanka since end of war, Ban flags role of human rights and sustainable development on path to stability

2 September 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Honduras: Killing of rights defenders highlight perils they face, says UN rights office

19 August 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

In Madagascar, Ban calls for end to corruption, reports on 'alarming' cost of hunger

11 May 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Time 'to ring the alarm bell' on waning prospects for Middle East peace, UN envoy tells Security Council

24 March 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Somalia: senior UN official calls for global support to improve human rights situation

17 November 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN rights experts call for release of Qatari poet jailed for writing and reciting poem

20 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Guinea Bissau's justice system has serious dysfunctions, warns UN human rights expert

19 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

'War-weary Afghan population clamouring for peace and they deserve it' – UN envoy

17 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN human rights chief deplores continuing civil society crackdown in Azerbaijan

8 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

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