Venezuelan refugees now number 3.4 million; humanitarian implications massive, warns UN
As the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela continues to rise – hitting the 3.4 million mark this month – United Nations agencies sounded […]
Month: February 2019
UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations
Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, […]
Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by UN chief
Addressing parliament elected officials from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday for an annual hearing, UN chief António […]
Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine, UN health agency announces
Reversing an earlier decision, the World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends vaccinating pregnant and breastfeeding women against the Ebola virus. UN News https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/02/1033281 FindSomeOne
South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes
United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in South Sudan, where over the past year, incidents of […]
UN agriculture agency chief calls on world’s mayors to make ‘global commitments local realities’
At a time of rapid urbanization, cities face challenges that are global in nature but require “the full engagement of local authorities” for multilateral solutions, […]
UN rights chief ‘strongly condemns’ attack on Indian security forces in Kashmir
The top United Nations human rights official has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack against Indian security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN
Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a new permanent place to call home last year, the […]
UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by upsurge in attacks against civilians in Idlib, Syria
Civilians in Syria’s north-western city of idlib continue to be used “as pawns”, caught in the crossfire of bombardments by the Government and its allies, and […]
Europe and Eurasia: Interview With Thora Arnorsdottir of RUV
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Interview Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Reykjavik Reykjavik, Iceland February 15, 2019 QUESTION: So welcome, Mr. Pompeo. SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you, […]