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Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup 31 January 2024 Unsplash/Kyle Petzer A pagoda at dawn in downtown Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar. On the third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced grave concern over the deteriorating situation in the country…

World court rejects bulk of Ukraine’s terrorism charges against Russia

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World court rejects bulk of Ukraine’s terrorism charges against Russia 31 January 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson People walk past a residential building destroyed by shelling in Donetsk in late 2017. (file) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that Russia had violated global anti-terrorism and anti-racial discrimination treaties, but rejected most of the charges Kyiv…

World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees 31 January 2024 WFP Children in Haiti are facing high levels of food insecurity. Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Niger for Efforts to Remove Barriers to Women’s Rights, Ask About Measures to Eradicate Child Forced Marriages and Increase Girls’ Participation in Education

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Niger for Efforts to Remove Barriers to Women’s Rights, Ask About Measures to Eradicate Child Forced Marriages and Increase Girls’ Participation in Education 30 January 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the fifth periodic report of Niger, with Committee Experts…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 30 January 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and…

Amid UNWRA funding crisis, desperate Gazans scour trucks for food

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Amid UNWRA funding crisis, desperate Gazans scour trucks for food 30 January 2024 © UNRWA Palestinians queue for food in the rain at a shelter in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza. As the UN chief prepares to meet representatives from countries who donate to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) late on Tuesday following allegations of collusion with Hamas, the UN health agency, WHO, reiterated…

World News in Brief: Response plan for Somalia launched, mass executions in Iraq, Ukraine update, new European heat record

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Response plan for Somalia launched, mass executions in Iraq, Ukraine update, new European heat record 30 January 2024 © WFP/Arete/Abdirahman Yussuf Mohamud A woman wades through flood water in Hirshabelle State, Somalia. The UN and partners launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia on Tuesday, calling for $1.6 billion to assist 5.2 million people across…

‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator 30 January 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, briefs reporters following consultations with the Security Council. No organization can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the…

Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup 30 January 2024 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Essential child nutrition services have been expanded in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Three years after the military deposed the elected Government in Myanmar, the ever-deteriorating human rights crisis in the country is now in freefall, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said…

USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation 30 January 2024 © Unsplash/Х. Мендоса Здание Капитолия в Вашингтоне. Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council unequivocally condemned the recent execution of an American inmate by nitrogen gas inhalation – the first time ever that the method has been used.…