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UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen 11 August 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on the termination of the Black Sea Initiative by the Russian Federation. The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year…

Yemen: UN concludes removal of one million barrels of oil from decaying tanker

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: UN concludes removal of one million barrels of oil from decaying tanker 11 August 2023 UN Yemen The FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's west coast. A UN-led operation to remove over one million barrels of crude oil from a rusting supertanker off Yemen safely concluded on Friday, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill in the Red Sea…

WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh 11 August 2023 IAEA Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are one of primary vectors for dengue. (file) A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure such as using mosquito…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Croatia on Increased Health Insurance Coverage for the Roma, Ask about the Prosecution of Hate Speech and the Segregation of Roma Students in Elementary Education

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Croatia on Increased Health Insurance Coverage for the Roma, Ask about the Prosecution of Hate Speech and the Segregation of Roma Students in Elementary Education 10 August 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its…

Niger: Guterres concerned about health and safety of detained President

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger: Guterres concerned about health and safety of detained President 10 August 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson The National Assembly building in Niamey, Niger. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced concern about the reported “deplorable living conditions” of the President of Niger in arbitrary detention, his spokesperson said in a note to journalists published on Wednesday…

China: UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned human rights defenders

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home China: UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned human rights defenders 10 August 2023 © Unsplash/Aden Lao Two elderly Tibetan people walk to a religious event in Lhasa. UN-appointed independent rights experts have called on the Chinese Government to provide information about nine Tibetan human rights defenders serving prisoner sentences of up to 11 years.  …

Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean 10 August 2023 IOM/Hussein Ben Mosa Thousands of migrants and refugees have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean. (file) Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after another deadly shipwreck claimed dozens…

UN condemns killing of presidential candidate in Ecuador

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN condemns killing of presidential candidate in Ecuador 10 August 2023 © Unsplash/David Golding Quito, Ecuador's capital. The United Nations has strongly condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, urging authorities to investigate the crime. Fernando Villavicencio, 59…

Ethiopia: De-escalate tensions in Amhara, international rights experts urge

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: De-escalate tensions in Amhara, international rights experts urge 10 August 2023 © WFP/Claire Nevill A woman and her child displaced by conflict in northern Ethiopia. (file) An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security situation in the northwest of the country, particularly in the Amhara region…

Ukraine: Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant initiates reactor shutdown following water leak, reports IAEA

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant initiates reactor shutdown following water leak, reports IAEA 10 August 2023 © IAEA/Fredrik Dahl An IAEA expert mission team tours Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and its surrounding area. (file) The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine has begun transitioning one of its reactor units from a hot shutdown to a cold shutdown after a water leak was…