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As the US-Israeli war with Iran stifles public attention from other humanitarian crises, a general debate at the UN rights council Monday suggested that Venezuela’s long-running rights violations are slipping from the spotlight. l.genevasolutions.news/R8

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A UN body that has been investigating the worst violations in Syria for the past decade is set to be renewed by the Human Rights Council this month after a Turkish bid failed to have it quashed, writes @mi_langrand. l.genevasolutions.news/vU

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Iran faced scrutiny on Monday at the Human Rights Council, where two damning reports detailed the bloody repression of protests earlier this year. Meanwhile, a US airstrike on a school in Minab, in the country's south, sparked a wave of condemnation. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/9C

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In a world dominated by great powers, the UN human rights system still has one last lifeline: strength in numbers, writes @vdraphael, human rights advocate at the @ISHRglobal. l.genevasolutions.news/i9

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Two years into her mandate, the UN special rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment Astrid Puentes Riaño, tells Geneva Solutions about the right’s emerging threats from wars, the latest wave of mining and misinformation. l.genevasolutions.news/hm

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Fleur de Passion, a research boat owned by NGO Fondation Pacifique, will leave its home port in Portugal at the end of April for a four-year voyage around the world. On board, scientists will study the health of mangroves and work with at-risk youth. l.genevasolutions.news/mo

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The two prominent peacebuilding organisations are the latest to win funding from the Foundation for the Adaptation of International Geneva, set up last year to help Geneva’s organisations weather abrupt US aid cuts and the retreat of other donors. l.genevasolutions.news/at

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The United Nations’ foundational commitment to human rights and civic participation is under growing strain, and those meant to protect it are not doing enough, writes Sigrid Lipott, UN adviser to the human rights alliance @CIVICUSalliance. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/Au

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In a candid interview, Jagan Chapagain, who steers the @ifrc, speaks for the first time about the toll of aid cuts for his organisation, the unfulfilled promise of localisation and why the humanitarian system needs more than a reset. ➡️ l.genevasolutions.news/Qy

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Responsible for health promotion and disease prevention and care at the World Health Organization, the former charity chief takes stock of the state of the UN health agency. l.genevasolutions.news/E4