FROM THE FIELD: Liberia boosts efforts to guard against rising seas
With rising sea levels due to climate change already affecting coastal communities in Liberia, there are fears that densely populated parts of the capital Monrovia […]
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UN refugee agency ‘deeply shocked’ at stabbing death of ‘deeply courageous’ Polish mayor
The Mayor of the historic port city of Gdansk in Poland, has died in hospital after being stabbed at a televised charity event on Sunday, […]
UN refugee agency ‘deeply shocked’ at stabbing death of ‘deeply courageous’ Polish mayor
The Mayor of the historic port city of Gdansk in Poland, has died in hospital after being stabbed at a televised charity event on Sunday, […]
World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief
Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to die prematurely or fall victim to poverty, trafficking and […]
Ahead of street protests, UN rights chief urges Guatemalan Government to respect democratic freedoms
With demonstrations expected to take place in various Guatemalan cities on Monday and Tuesday, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, is urging the Guatemalan […]
World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief
Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to die prematurely or fall victim to poverty, trafficking and […]
UN anti-corruption body in Guatemala rebuts government’s reasons for expulsion order
In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iván Velásquez, the senior UN official in charge of the International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) in […]
Canada grants asylum for Saudi teen who fled family: UNHCR
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s desperate and ultimately successful bid for asylum in the face of alleged death-threats from her own family, provides a “glimpse into the […]
Canada grants asylum for Saudi teen who fled family: UNHCR
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s desperate and ultimately successful bid for asylum in the face of alleged death-threats from her own family, provides a “glimpse into the […]
FROM THE FIELD: A new life beyond kneading bread
Who would imagine that the smell of fresh bread wafting through a bakery could change the life of a young Syrian refugee for a struggling […]