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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief 29 August 2023 © UNICEF مدنيون فروا من النزاع في السودان في موقع عبور في رورياك، ولاية الوحدة، جنوب السودان. Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an additional allocation of $20 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to aid civilians caught up in…

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia 29 August 2023 © Unsplash/John Schnobrich Organised crime groups are forcing hundreds and thousands of people into online criminality. Criminal gangs in southeast Asia are using torture and abuse to force hundreds of thousands of people into an online scam operation which generates billions of dollars per year, the UN…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue with United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and Informal Meeting with States Parties

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue with United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and Informal Meeting with States Parties 28 August 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a dialogue with representatives of the United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and non-governmental organisations to discuss follow-…

New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment 28 August 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir Children make their way home through contaminated floodwater in Jacobabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate…

Yemen oil tanker: ‘Pivotal chapter’ concludes but important work remains

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen oil tanker: ‘Pivotal chapter’ concludes but important work remains 28 August 2023 Holm Akhdar FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country. The specialist team that safely stabilized and transferred over one million barrels of crude oil from a decaying supertanker off the cost of Yemen, left the site on Monday, marking the…

Russia hits ‘new low’ with ban against discrediting army: Rights experts

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia hits ‘new low’ with ban against discrediting army: Rights experts 28 August 2023 © Jorge Láscar The State Duma is one of the chambers of the Russian parliament. A group of UN-appointed human rights experts expressed grave concern on Monday over Russia’s decision to dismiss all legal challenges to the country’s criminalisation of “public actions aimed at discrediting” the Russian…

Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says 28 August 2023 MINUSMA/Gema Cortes UN peacekeepers visit a remote part of Northern Mali and provide free medical assistance to isolated communities. While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country’s stability and development,…

​​​​​​​2023 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​2023 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA 28 August 2023 Press Release The 2023 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament started on 21 August at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 24 States of the United Nations.…

Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe 27 August 2023 ILO/KB Mpofu A woman wearing a COVID-19 protective mask walks past a group of police officers on patrol in Harare, Zimbabwe. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Zimbabwe’s elections, his spokesperson said on Sunday…

Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking 27 August 2023 UNODC Maxwell Matewere (left), a crime prevention expert with the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is accompanied by two officials as he investigates human trafficking allegations in Malawi. Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the…