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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Mauritania on Prospective Bill Criminalising Enforced Disappearance, Ask Questions on the State’s Cooperation with Civil Society and Reparations for Alleged “Passif Humanitaire” Era Abuses

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Mauritania on Prospective Bill Criminalising Enforced Disappearance, Ask Questions on the State’s Cooperation with Civil Society and Reparations for Alleged “Passif Humanitaire” Era Abuses 12 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered Mauritania's…

MORNING - High Commissioner Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights in Afghanistan Are in a State of Collapse, and that He Is Saddened by the Continued and Widespread Deterioration of Human Rights in Nicaragua

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights in Afghanistan Are in a State of Collapse, and that He Is Saddened by the Continued and Widespread Deterioration of Human Rights in Nicaragua 12 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for…

Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cooperation across Global South, key to reaching SDGs 12 September 2023 ESCAP Photo/Louise Lavaud Participants in the 11th Global South-South Development Expo 2022. To highlight the importance of ongoing cooperation between countries of the Global South, the UN commemorated its annual Day for South-South Cooperation on Tuesday…

24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home 24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP 12 September 2023 Theresa Piorr Residents of a gang-affected area in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, receive food aid from WFP. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to “drastically” cut rations in most of its operations, potentially pushing an additional 24…

Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis 12 September 2023 © WFP/Hussam Al Saleh Electronic cash grants enable Salwa to buy the foods her family needs at a designated shop. The “dire needs” of Syrians have been systematically ignored during more than 12 years of brutal conflict in the country, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned on Tuesday…

Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk 12 September 2023 UN Photo/ Jean Marc Ferré Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council. The “shocking” and “cruel” oppression of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban against the backdrop of a severe humanitarian crisis has put the country’s future in jeopardy, UN…

Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead 12 September 2023 © National Meteorological Centre, Libya Flooding has struck northeastern regions of Libya. UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians…

Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector 12 September 2023 © ILO/Apex Image Migrant workers transport metal rods on a construction site in Qatar. The building sector, responsible for an astonishing 37 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has been lacking climate-focused development funding, according to a report published by the UN’s environment…

Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan 12 September 2023 © Mohamed Khalil A school in Al-Geneina City in West Darfur State, which had been serving as a displaced persons shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Hundreds have died in ethnically motivated attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in West…

US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: IOM

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: IOM 12 September 2023 © IOM/Camilo Cruz Two men walk near the border between Mexico and the United States. The United States-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday…