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UN launches investigation into Lebanon explosion that injured peacekeepers
30 March 2024
The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that it is investigating an explosion in the Rmeish area that injured four unarmed peacekeepers on a foot patrol along the Blue Line that divides Israel from Lebanon and the disputed Golan Heights.
In a statement released…
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First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar
29 March 2024
A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police as “courageous” after she came forward to tell her story during an information session on gender-based violence supported by the United Nations.…
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Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
29 March 2024
When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March, Kasumi Fujita, a town councillor committed to Osaki’s low waste policies, tells UN News what inspired her…
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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Fortieth Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom
28 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and fortieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom.José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee…
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OHCHR Press Conference
28 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
UN Human Rights Committee hybrid press conference to present findings on Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the UK
José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Hélène Tigroudja (Committee Member)Carlos Gómez Martínez (Committee Member)
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Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
28 March 2024
Immediate and bold action is required to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Thursday.
Corruption, impunity and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded the rule of law in the…
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Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich
28 March 2024
Russia must immediately release American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained without evidence for a year, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is…
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New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees
28 March 2024
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them.
Since the start of the conflict in South Sudan over 10 years ago, growing humanitarian…
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Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end
28 March 2024
Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
In a social media post, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that only 10 out of 36 hospitals are now partially functioning…
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Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens
28 March 2024
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted…
