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World News in Brief: Lebanon latest, Ukraine war update, anti-LGBT law change in Bulgaria

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Lebanon latest, Ukraine war update, anti-LGBT law change in Bulgaria 16 August 2024 © UNICEF In Southern Lebanon, a boy walks among the ruins of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday that ongoing hostilities and daily exchanges of fire across Lebanon’s southern border were continuing to impact civilians…

UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil 16 August 2024 UN News/Pauline Batista The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Ashwini K.P. A UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert called for an end to systemic racism in Brazil on Friday through "bold and transformative action" to tackle the issue…

UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need 16 August 2024 © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo UNHAS flies to some of the most inaccessible parts of Burkina Faso. The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for the hungry communities in eastern Burkina Faso.…

Why the world needs a UN global tax convention

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Why the world needs a UN global tax convention 16 August 2024 图片来源：Lin Qi 埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴一家中国制鞋厂的工人。 The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new universal tax accord that represents an historic step towards changing the financial landscape.…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iraq’s Efforts to Improve the National Human Rights Institute, Ask Questions on Action Taken Against Hate Speech and the Situation of Migrant Workers

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iraq’s Efforts to Improve the National Human Rights Institute, Ask Questions on Action Taken Against Hate Speech and the Situation of Migrant Workers 15 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh periodic…

Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief 15 August 2024 © UNRWA Gazans gather at a camp for displaced people which was bombed in May 2024. (file) As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while…

World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert 15 August 2024 © ILO/K.B. Mpofu Fruit vendors walk through a market in Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks and drop the charges against them, a group of independent UN human…

WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case 15 August 2024 © NIAID Colorized transmission electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue), that had been cultured in the laboratory. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international…

Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF 15 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Elibrahimi Isamaldeen UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder speaks to 13-year-old Abu at Al Nao hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on Wednesday has left five girls dead and 20 children injured according to the UN Children’s…

Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding 15 August 2024 © IOM Continuing heavy rains across Yemen have impacted and damaged vital public services and swept away homes. Exceptionally heavy rain and deadly flash flooding in Yemen have compounded the already dire situation for people across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday…