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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein pauses during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Zeid defended his outspoken criticism of rights abuses in dozens of countries from Myanmar and Hungary to the United States on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, insisting that his office doesn't &quot;bring shame on governments, they shame themselves.&quot; Zeid stressed at a farewell press conference at U.N. headquarters that &quot;silence does not earn you any respect - none.&quot; (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

Outgoing UN rights chief: No regrets for speaking up

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, speaks during the FIFA Congress, in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, May 11 2017. Addressing his second congress of soccer nations as FIFA president, Infantino lambasted &quot;fake news&quot; following criticism of his leadership. Infantino didn't cite any reports but it comes in the week ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert and FIFA prosecutor Cornel Borbely denounced the decision to remove them from their posts. (AP Photo)

2 more members leave FIFA governance panel

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, posted on April 16, 2014, an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, children are seen receiving oxygen in Kfar Zeita, a rebel-held village in Hama province some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Damascus, Syria. An international human rights group says on the anniversary of the deadly chemical attack outside Damascus that “justice remains elusive” for the victims and their families. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, File)

U.N.: death toll from Syrian civil war tops 191,000

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

Flares light up the sky over Gaza City, Friday Aug. 1, 2014. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will destroy Hamas' tunnel network in the Gaza Strip designed for deadly attacks inside Israel, "with or without a cease-fire." Israel expanded what started July 8 as an aerial campaign against Hamas and widened it into a ground offensive on July 17. Since then, Israel says the campaign has concentrated on destroying cross-border tunnels militants constructed to carry out attacks inside Israeli territory and ending rocket attacks on its cities. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

U.N. condemns Israel, U.S. for not sharing Iron Dome with Hamas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Shoppers take a photo next to prayer notes for passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 24, 2014. The crash of the Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine a week ago killed all 298 people. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

U.N. rights chief: Flight MH17 downing possible war crime

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

UN: Nigeria’s anti-gay law may harm public health

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In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 and released by the World Food Programme (WFP), a woman and child sit in the shade next to a box of food assistance they have received in the UN compound where they have sought shelter in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan's military spokesman says there is increasing tension at a United Nations camp in the rebel-held city of Bor because armed elements have entered the congested area where the U.N. says about 17,000 civilians are seeking protection. (AP Photo/WFP, George Fominyen)

U.N. discovers mass grave of 34 in South Sudan

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UN joins soccer leaders to rid sport of racism

By JOHN HEILPRIN - Associated Press

Syrian rebels are pictured at the Jarrah airfield in Syria's northern Aleppo province on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in this image taken from video and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport

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N. Korea accused of abusing its prisoners

By John Heilprin - Associated Press

This citizen journalism image taken from video provided by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a fire burning at the site of a Syrian government airstrike on a gas station in the eastern Damascus suburb of Mleiha, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Activists say dozens of people have been killed or wounded in an air raid on a gas station near the capital Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

U.N. estimates Syria death toll more than 60,000

By Bassem Mroue and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

U.N. puts death toll in Syria at more than 60,000

By Bassem Mroue and Frank Jordans - Associated Press

Syrian refugees arrive July 26, 2012, at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad. (Associated Press)

U.N. worries showdown in Aleppo could be imminent

By Bassem Mroue and John Heilprin - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this image made from amateur video released by Ugarit News and accessed Saturday, May 5, 2012, a U.N. observer, right, inspects what residents of the town of Taftanaz, Syria, tell him is a mass grave. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

U.N. official says no to Syria amnesty

By Don Melvin - Associated Press

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks Feb. 13, 2012, during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters to discuss the human rights situation in Syria. (Associated Press)

Syria targets children in attacks, U.N. official reports

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

A protester gestures to Egyptian riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)

International criticism of Egypt’s rulers mounts

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

U.N.: Death toll in Syria unrest at least 2,600

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

U.N.: Iran has executed at least 66 this year

By John Heilbrin - Associated Press

U.N. to release Congo ‘genocide’ report in Oct.

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press