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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Slovakia on Platforms Created to Support Children’s Participation, Raise Questions on Child Justice and the Use of “Baby Boxes”

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Slovakia on Platforms Created to Support Children’s Participation, Raise Questions on Child Justice and the Use of “Baby Boxes” 14 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts commending the State on platforms developed to support children’s…

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives 14 January 2025 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher Two boys play at a reception centre in Raqqa city in northern Syria. Their families recently returned to the country. Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone…

Haiti: spiralling gang violence has left more than one million displaced

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: spiralling gang violence has left more than one million displaced 14 January 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier An IOM aid distribution point in Port-au-Prince Surging gang violence in Haiti has caused a threefold rise in the number of people uprooted from their homes in a year, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday, in a call for “sustained humanitarian assistance right now to save…

Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist 14 January 2025 © Unsplash/Hasan Almasi Porter le hijab en public est obligatoire pour les femmes en Iran. Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social…

UN pledges continued humanitarian support to Ukraine, as war enters fourth year

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN pledges continued humanitarian support to Ukraine, as war enters fourth year 14 January 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres People who have been displaced by the war in Ukraine stay in a transit centre in Dnipro. The UN’s humanitarian coordinator and refugee chief are in Ukraine this week where they will unveil the latest plans to assist millions impacted by the full-scale Russian invasion.…

2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President 14 January 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Philemon Yang (left), President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly, briefs on his priorities for 2025. The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an…

World News in Brief: North Gaza under siege, aid to millions in Syria, tensions in Mozambique

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: North Gaza under siege, aid to millions in Syria, tensions in Mozambique 14 January 2025 © UNRWA A family sits outside a shelter in Gaza. The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday reported further attacks on displacement shelters in Gaza which have been ongoing since 9 January…

US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education 14 January 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by a federal district court in the United States that reaffirms sex-based…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Eighth Session

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Eighth Session 13 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-eighth session, which is being held in Geneva from 13 to 31 January, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of Ecuador, Eritrea, Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis and…

Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority

3 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority 13 January 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure due to the ongoing escalation of violence in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized ban on the broadcaster Al Jazeera and ensure…