UN refugee agency presses States to aid 49 refugees stranded on Mediterranean
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), on the last day of 2018, called on UN Member States to urgently offer safe ports of disembarkation for […]
Month: December 2018
Children suffering ‘atrocities,’ number of countries in conflict hits new peak: UNICEF
The world “has failed” to sufficiently protect children caught up in conflict and millions more are at risk of harm, the United Nations Children’s Fund […]
Respond to ‘legitimate grievances’ of Sudanese people, UN human rights experts urge, following protests
The excessive use of force during large-scale demonstrations against food and fuel shortages in Sudan is alarming, and an infringement on the right of peaceful […]
UN calls for ‘peaceful, credible and inclusive’ election in Bangladesh
In the run-up to Sunday’s general elections in Bangladesh, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion” to allow a […]
THE COMMITTEES: General Assembly Third Committee ‘anchored’ in human rights protection
From drugs control, to indigenous people’s rights and counter-terrorism, the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee is officially known as the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs […]
CLIMATE CHANGE FOCUS: Fighting drought with Somalia’s sand dams
The construction of sand dams which retain water above and below sand bars, is improving access to water supplies for people in Somalia as the […]
THE COMMITTEES: Setting out to ‘transform the world’ in the General Assembly’s Second Committee
How is the UN tackling its most ambitious and far-reaching project: the 2030 Agenda to “transform the world”? This is the mammoth responsibility of the […]
UN rights expert urges full investigation into death of migrant girl, held in US
A United Nations rights expert has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Guatemalan migrant child, while she was in the custody […]
Bamboo-boring beetles wreak havoc in Rohingya refugee camps, UN agency races to respond
Beset by millions of bamboo-chomping beetles, almost every shelter in the vast Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, needs replacing. With just over […]
Dozens of migrants dead and missing, adds to mounting toll off Spanish coast
A group of migrant boats stranded at sea, were rescued off the Spanish coast on Thursday, and at least 25 people are believed to be […]