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Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts 18 July 2024 MINUSCA Visiting time at Ngaragba Prison in Bangui, CAR during COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African Republic (CAR) according to a new UN report released on Thursday. …

UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action 18 July 2024 © UNDP The Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to…

Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless 18 July 2024 © UNICEF/Madina Qati Musadiq A house severely damaged by floods in eastern Afghanistan. (file photo) UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities…

Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines 18 July 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson A prisoner arranges books in the library at Iligan City Jail. A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences…

New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter 18 July 2024 © UNHCR In Kharkiv, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to help people of Ukraine prepare for third wartime winter. A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Côte d’Ivoire on the Creation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to Coordinate with Treaty Bodies, Ask about the Admissibility of Evidence Obtained through Torture and Prison Overcrowding

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Côte d’Ivoire on the Creation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to Coordinate with Treaty Bodies, Ask about the Admissibility of Evidence Obtained through Torture and Prison Overcrowding 17 July 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Côte d’Ivoire, with Committee Experts commending the State on the…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations Concerning Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Lao People's Democratic Republic

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations Concerning Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Lao People's Democratic Republic 17 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Lao People's Democratic Republic.Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to…

Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence 17 July 2024 © UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour A makeshift site for internally displaced people in Léogâne, Haiti Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday.…

Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated 17 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The Security Council meets on the situation in Gaza. The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, which continues to be marked by immense suffering - compounded now by a complete breakdown of law and order - and a humanitarian…

World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa 17 July 2024 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged authorities to engage with students demanding an…