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Epstein files: Nobody should evade justice, say UN rights experts

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Epstein files: Nobody should evade justice, say UN rights experts 19 January 2024 Unsplash/Priscilla du Preez Governments and Internet companies are failing to meet challenges of online hate. UN independent human rights experts on Friday emphasized no one is above the law, following the unsealing of nearly 1,000 pages of court records in the case of US financier Jeffrey Epstein, which shed…

Rights experts urge France to protect children from sexual abuse

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts urge France to protect children from sexual abuse 19 January 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences. France must take urgent action to protect children from incest and all forms of sexual abuse while also addressing mistreatment suffered by mothers trying to keep them safe, independent…

Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President 19 January 2024 OPGA General Assembly President Dennis Francis (2nd left) addresses the opening of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kampala, Uganda. The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages as the “only credible course of…

Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women 19 January 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinians collect food at a distribution point near a school-turned-shelter in Gaza. Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since hostilities erupted more than 100 days ago, according to a UN Women report…

Stories from the UN Archive: Cuba’s longest ‘brief’ speech at UN

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Cuba’s longest ‘brief’ speech at UN 18 January 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata Fidel Castro of Cuba wrapping up his speech at the UN General Assembly in 1960. (file) How long was the longest ever statement delivered at the UN General Assembly? Answer: 269…

World News in Brief: Iran-Pakistan airstrikes, Sudan war crimes probe, AI and healthcare, human rights in global finance

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Iran-Pakistan airstrikes, Sudan war crimes probe, AI and healthcare, human rights in global finance 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A Sudanese refugee receives care for her baby in the east of Chad The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday said he was “deeply concerned” over tit for tat airstrikes carried out by Iran and Pakistan…

UN aid official urges increased support for Niger

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN aid official urges increased support for Niger 18 January 2024 © WFP/Abdoul Rafick Gaissa Chaibou Food aid is unloaded from a truck in Niger. (file) A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk…

Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A 10- year-old boy looks through a hole in the wall of his house caused by an airstrike in Rafah, in the southern the Gaza Strip. (file) Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along with a consignment of relief supplies for Palestinians, under an…

Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery 18 January 2024 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mother receives her family's last food ration from WFP in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Economic recovery in Afghanistan hinges on international support for boosting productivity and reinstating women’s rights, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a new report released on Thursday.…

Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia 18 January 2024 © UNICEF/Kateryna Bonda A teenage girl and an eight-year-old boy with their adoptive parents in Ukraine. More than 450,000 children are living in residential care homes across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting that a “painful legacy” of neglect, abuse, exploitation and psychological trauma is far from…