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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief 23 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Johnson A customer chats with UN News at a Tunis neighbourhood bakery in Ettadhamen. In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and suppress criticism of the Government, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday…

First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand 23 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Watcharapol Mahaprom undergoes a blood test at the Ozone Foundation. A Thai man has been talking about how he is able to reduce the harm caused by using the drug crystal meth thanks to a programme supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Thailand…

Ukraine: War ‘weakening’ international security, political affairs chief warns

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: War ‘weakening’ international security, political affairs chief warns 23 June 2023 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Lyman, a frontline city in eastern Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war “has weakened the international collective security system we have all pledged to uphold”, the top UN political affairs official told the…

On Peacebuilding Day, ambassadors discuss response to organized crime in the Sahel

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home On Peacebuilding Day, ambassadors discuss response to organized crime in the Sahel 23 June 2023 © UNDP/Aurelia Rusek Ongoing violence, climate change, desertification, and tension over natural resources are all worsening hunger and poverty in Chad and across the Sahel. The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) convened for an ambassadorial-level meeting in New York on Friday to tackle the issue of…

Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles 23 June 2023 © UNICEF/Estey Every year, millions of girls and boys around the world face the threat of violence and abuse, including when parents are fighting over custody in court. Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by “deeply embedded gender bias” which is leaving women and children…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Says Digital Innovation Has Strengthened the Right to Health for Some, but Warns it Could Enable Violations and Undermine this Right

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Says Digital Innovation Has Strengthened the Right to Health for Some, but Warns it Could Enable Violations and Undermine this Right 22 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Says within the Context of Child Custody Cases, there Exists Multi-layered Violence Perpetuated Primarily against Mothers The…

MORNING - Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls Calls for a Feminist Human Rights-Based Economy to Tackle the Disproportionate Representation of Women and Girls Living in Poverty Globally

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls Calls for a Feminist Human Rights-Based Economy to Tackle the Disproportionate Representation of Women and Girls Living in Poverty Globally 22 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls this morning called at the Human Rights Council for a…

Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears 22 June 2023 © WFP/Petroc Wilton Meals are served in Garowe, Somalia, as part of a project for schools, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP). Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Thursday that extra effort and funding…

Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council 22 June 2023 UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi People celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month in New York. (file) The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a UN-…

Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine 22 June 2023 © FAO/Viacheslav Ratynskyi Farming land in Ukraine has been contaminated by land mines and other ordinance. Ukraine’s severely damaged agricultural sector will receive a boost from two UN agencies they announced on Thursday, partnering with a Swiss mine action foundation to help make land safe and…