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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
06 August 2024
Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and greater humanitarian access in Sudan, where people are literally dying of hunger as the war between rival militaries rages on.
Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA…
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Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official
06 August 2024
The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has been met with “euphoria” alongside some concern over the government’s transition, the UN’s top official in Bangladesh said in an interview with UN News on Tuesday.
“Young people and people from every range of…
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Bangladesh: UN urges peaceful transition as PM resigns and flees the country
05 August 2024
Top United Nations officials underscored the need for a peaceful and democratic transition in Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday in the face of massive anti-Government protests, which claimed the lives of hundreds of demonstrators in recent weeks…
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Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
05 August 2024
Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an Olympic medal – the colour yet to be determined – following a dominant quarter-final boxing match at the Paris Games on Sunday.
The 25-year-old was the first boxer to qualify for the Refugee Olympic Team, and now…
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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation
05 August 2024
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the Middle East as tensions mount in the wake of recent deadly attacks linked to the war in Gaza, which is about to enter its 10th month.
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Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities: UN experts
05 August 2024
Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by the Human Rights Council-appointed International Fact-Finding Mission on Monday…
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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel
05 August 2024
The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.
The development follows the conclusion of an investigation by the UN Office of…
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Israel: Amid reports of torture inside jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
05 August 2024
Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of the iceberg”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees.
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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable
05 August 2024
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute or extradite them for international crimes in a statement released on Monday, which highlighted the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Thirteenth Session in Geneva
05 August 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and thirteenth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.Guillaume Ngefa,…
