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Rights violations ripple across war-torn Sudan

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights violations ripple across war-torn Sudan 23 February 2024 © WFP/Hugh Rutherford Families arrive in South Sudan after fleeing fighting in Sudan. The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted and children conscripted, as fighting has spread to more regions of the country since the conflict began last April, according to a…

Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices 23 February 2024 © ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek View of the International Court of Justice courtroom at the start of the public hearings on Israeli practices. “Here are the choices: ethnic cleansing, apartheid or genocide,” said Palestine’s foreign minister at the opening of public hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) this…

World News in Brief: Fresh Ukraine attacks condemned, Gaza healthcare, DR Congo needs escalating

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Fresh Ukraine attacks condemned, Gaza healthcare, DR Congo needs escalating 23 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu The Humanitarian Coordinator and Head of the United Nations in Ukraine, Denise Brown (centre right), talks to residents of Hroza on the frontline in Ukraine. The top UN aid official in Ukraine deplored new attacks on the cities of Odesa and Dnipro on Friday…

‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year 23 February 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine. The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the fundamental need to honour the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Sweden’s Aim to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045, Raise Questions on Sami Land Rights and Discrimination in the Housing Sector

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Sweden’s Aim to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045, Raise Questions on Sami Land Rights and Discrimination in the Housing Sector 22 February 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of Sweden, with Committee Experts commending the State for aiming to…

Ukraine: Report reveals war’s long-term impact which will be felt ‘for generations’

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Report reveals war’s long-term impact which will be felt ‘for generations’ 22 February 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov A mother and her two children take refuge from bombardments in a Kyiv metro station in January 2024. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, entering its third year, has exacted a “horrific human cost”, inflicting immense suffering on millions of civilians that will…

UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief 22 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad al-Baba Schools in Gaza run by UNRWA are sheltering people displaced by the conflict. The UN agency serving Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has reached breaking point due to Israeli calls for its abolition and the associated funding freeze, just when it is needed most, said UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini…

Climate and conflict collide on the high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate and conflict collide on the high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays 22 February 2024 UNCTAD Photo A Singaporean cargo ship docks in a northern European port, having navigated the busy East Asia-Europe transit. Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are upending international trade, inflating costs and causing…

Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit 22 February 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Catherine Colonna, Chair of the Independent Review Group on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. Researchers have been deployed to the Middle East and requests issued to meet with Israel officials, said the head of an independent team…

'Shocking, unsustainable and desperate' conditions across Gaza, Security Council hears

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Shocking, unsustainable and desperate' conditions across Gaza, Security Council hears 22 February 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Security Council met on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York on the situation in the Gaza Strip, wracked by months of unrelenting war and tensions…