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Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group
14 February 2025
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Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a systematic…
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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
14 February 2025
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联合国的一份报告称，以色列去年在加沙和约旦河西岸的入侵使巴勒斯坦的发展倒退了近70年。
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and…
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Peru’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Ask about the High Percentage of the Workforce in the Informal Sector and Sexual Violence against Children in the Condorcanqui Region
13 February 2025
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Sri Lanka’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, Ask about Legislation on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
13 February 2025
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Sri Lanka, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…
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DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns
13 February 2025
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Women in Goma in the eastern DR Congo collect food provider by the UN and its partners.
As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing “complexity…
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Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success
13 February 2025
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The Hadhad family gathers in their kitchen in Antigonish to prepare their favorite chocolate recipes.
Cacao, sugar and butter are part of the recipe for chocolate, more specifically, Peace by Chocolate – a company started by the Hadhad family, who fled to Canada long before the…
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Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the SDGs
13 February 2025
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Parliamentary hearing at the United Nations.
As the clock ticks toward 2030, parliamentarians gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday to assess the state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and the verdict was anything but unanimous.…
