China hails human rights progress amid calls to close detention camps
China has pledged to eradicate poverty in rural areas by 2020 during a scheduled United Nations review of the country’s human rights record, amid concerns […]
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Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants kick off a global migration search movement
As mothers searching for the whereabouts of their migrant children amassed last weekend in Mexico City, an historic nine countries were represented, as well as […]
‘Time is of the essence’ for refugees on Greek islands – UN agency
Authorities in Greece must take urgent steps to address the “abhorrent” humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers on the islands of Samos and Lesvos, the […]
Afghanistan: UN report shows recent parliamentary elections were the deadliest for civilians in years
The Taliban’s campaign of violence and intimidation during last month’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan was the deadliest for civilians in years, a report by the […]
ISIL’s ‘legacy of terror’ in Iraq: UN verifies over 200 mass graves
Investigators have uncovered more than 200 mass graves containing thousands of bodies in areas of Iraq formerly controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and […]
‘Warp speed’ technology must be ‘force for good’ UN chief tells web leaders
Technological advances are happening “at a warp speed,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal, as a major three-day Web Summit got underway. […]
UN recorded 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse in the past three months
Across its various offices, agencies, and partner organisations implementing its programmes, the United Nations received 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), involving […]
Prosecution of Paraguay judges over peasant ‘massacre’ ruling could undermine rule of law: UN expert
The planned prosecution of Supreme Court judges who acquitted 11 peasant farmers jailed over the death of police officers during a violent land eviction in […]
Prosecution of Paraguay judges over peasant ‘massacre’ ruling could undermine rule of law: UN expert
The planned prosecution of Supreme Court judges who acquitted 11 peasant farmers jailed over the death of police officers during a violent land eviction in […]
Saudi Arabia expresses ‘regret and pain’ over Khashoggi killing, during UN rights review
Saudi Arabia expressed “regret and pain” for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a scheduled review session at the UN in Geneva on Monday, […]