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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iraq’s Efforts to Improve the National Human Rights Institute, Ask Questions on Action Taken Against Hate Speech and the Situation of Migrant Workers

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iraq’s Efforts to Improve the National Human Rights Institute, Ask Questions on Action Taken Against Hate Speech and the Situation of Migrant Workers 15 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh periodic…

Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief 15 August 2024 © UNRWA Gazans gather at a camp for displaced people which was bombed in May 2024. (file) As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while…

World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert 15 August 2024 © ILO/K.B. Mpofu Fruit vendors walk through a market in Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks and drop the charges against them, a group of independent UN human…

WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case 15 August 2024 © NIAID Colorized transmission electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue), that had been cultured in the laboratory. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international…

Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF 15 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Elibrahimi Isamaldeen UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder speaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nao hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on Wednesday has left five girls dead and 20 children injured according to the UN Children’s…

Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding 15 August 2024 © IOM Continuing heavy rains across Yemen have impacted and damaged vital public services and swept away homes. Exceptionally heavy rain and deadly flash flooding in Yemen have compounded the already dire situation for people across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday…

UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen 15 August 2024 UNFPA A girl walks through the rubble of war in Sana'a, Yemen. Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 UN staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than two months, two senior officials told the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform 14 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic…

Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A family walks through the damaged streets of Gaza. The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns 14 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Bilal Al-Hammoud Water is poured on a child to help him cope with scorching heat in Syria. One in five children – or 466 million –  live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new…