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World News in Brief: Trafficking victims need more support, deadly risks of inactivity, executions in Iraq

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Trafficking victims need more support, deadly risks of inactivity, executions in Iraq 27 June 2024 UNICEF/Patrick Brown A man helps a woman to the shore as a boat arrives with Rohingya refugees in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (file) Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands continue to die along…

UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast 27 June 2024 © MINUSCA/Herve Serefio MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in rural Central African Republic. The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country’s southeast to prevent further violence in areas heavily affected by conflict and systemic issues…

Gaza: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict 27 June 2024 © UNRWA More than 1 million people have been displaced in Gaza, the majority multiple times. Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and partner agencies as the conflict there grinds on amid intense civilian suffering…

Security Council demands Houthis cease attacks in the Red Sea

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council demands Houthis cease attacks in the Red Sea 27 June 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Security Council members vote on a resolution concerning maintenance of international peace and security on 27 June 2024. The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen immediately cease all attacks against merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea…

Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting 27 June 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Children is Sudan are facing widespread food insecurity. The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces “the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded”, with no…

MORNING - Special Rapporteur Calls on States to Increase Access to Regular Migration Pathways to Prevent Trafficking in Persons

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Special Rapporteur Calls on States to Increase Access to Regular Migration Pathways to Prevent Trafficking in Persons 27 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Freedom of Opinion and ExpressionThe Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with…

AFTERNOON - The Protection Gap of Journalists in Exile is the Result of the Failure of States to Respect their International Obligations, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - The Protection Gap of Journalists in Exile is the Result of the Failure of States to Respect their International Obligations, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council 26 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and LawyersThe Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive…

MORNING - Addressing the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Calls on States to Respect and Protect the Bodies of Victims of Unlawful Deaths for the Purposes of Truth, Justice and Reparations

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Addressing the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Calls on States to Respect and Protect the Bodies of Victims of Unlawful Deaths for the Purposes of Truth, Justice and Reparations 26 June 2024 Meeting Summaries  Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, Concludes Discussion on the Human Rights of…

We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official 26 June 2024 © UNRWA A child waits to fill water containers in Gaza. UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need despite the increasing dangers of working there, the Organization’s top aid official said on Wednesday…

World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview 26 June 2024 © ICC-CPI Al Hassan during his initial appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 4 April 2018. The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief…