Articles by chhaymam@chhaymam.com

The UN human rights wing, OHCHR, is “deeply troubled by the staggering number of human rights defenders killed in Colombia” last year, its spokesperson said […]

The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out his 2020 priorities, which aim to make the 17 Sustainable […]

The mining of gold in unregulated and digging pits by hand in places like West Africa, can be a deadly occupation. But it’s one which many impoverished people in the region are pushed into by […]

The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against […]

A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian […]

A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian […]

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday, […]

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented” rise in terrorist violence across the region. ‘Unprecedented […]

The latest twist in Venezuela’s ongoing political crisis “make urgently needed dialogue even more difficult to achieve”, the UN Secretary-General has said. UN chief monitoring […]

Monday’s top stories include: UN chief’s call for de-escalation in global tensions; UNICEF offers help as Australia bushfires continue to rage; condolences following Burkina Faso […]