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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank 24 January 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Members of a family flee Jenin due to an escalation of violence. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli security forces…

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier 24 January 2025 UN News/Matt Wells Roadside trailers in The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, USA. The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous leader who has spent…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the Gambia on its Children’s Parliament, Raise Issues Concerning Female Genital Mutilation and Child Poverty

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the Gambia on its Children’s Parliament, Raise Issues Concerning Female Genital Mutilation and Child Poverty 23 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fourth to seventh combined periodic report of the Gambia, with Committee Experts praising the State’s Children’s Parliament and raising…

Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’ 23 January 2025 © Unsplash/Mostafa Meraji Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free following a nearly century-long fight to combat the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday.…

Middle East crisis: Updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds 23 January 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Warm clothes are distributed to families in Khan Younis, Gaza. The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon in New York to discuss the life-threatening dangers faced by Palestinian children – thousands of whom have been killed during the…

UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States 23 January 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, briefs the Security Council on cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States. The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and…

Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution 23 January 2025 © UNICEF/Amin Meerzad Young women in Afghanistan are prevented from going to school. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken an historic step towards addressing the “unacceptable” systemic repression of Afghan women, girls and LGBTQI+ individuals by the Taliban.…

‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children 23 January 2025 © UNICEF/El Baba Razan (11) lost her mother, Father and her three brothers during the ongoing escalation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip. After a house next to hers was bombed, Razan’s left leg was seriously injured, and doctors were forced to amputate it due to [...] In a rare…

Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians 23 January 2025 MONUSCO UN peacekeepers escort surrendered M23 fighters in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: MONUSCO The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is…

UN scales up humanitarian response in Gaza as ceasefire offers respite

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN scales up humanitarian response in Gaza as ceasefire offers respite 23 January 2025 © WFP Women in Gaza receiving hot meals. The ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza is providing a critical window of relief for Palestinians in the war-torn enclave, as UN agencies ramp up the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance…