Monday’s Daily Brief: human rights in the Near East and a Forum for Refugees
Monday’s top stories include: human rights issues in Syria, Iraq and the Occupied Palestinian Territory; a global forum to find coordinated solutions to the plight […]
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Monday’s Daily Brief: human rights in the Near East and a Forum for Refugees
Monday’s top stories include: human rights issues in Syria, Iraq and the Occupied Palestinian Territory; a global forum to find coordinated solutions to the plight […]
‘Wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region, ‘blatant violation’ of international law
The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and UN […]
Don’t take African generosity towards refugees for granted, says UN refugee chief
The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members […]
Government internet ban leaves parts of Myanmar ‘in a blackout’, risking human rights fall-out; UN expert urges it be lifted ‘immediately’
With “no media access” in parts of the country and “serious restrictions” on humanitarian organizations, the United Nations expert on the situation of human rights […]
FROM THE FIELD: Children in warzones denied right to education
Millions of children around the world are being denied a “safe place to learn”, due to ongoing conflicts according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. […]
Statelessness for terrorists’ families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by […]
It’s time we took a seat ‘at your table’: Guterres calls on world youth to keep leading climate emergency response
Older generations have “failed to respond properly” to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are “stepping up to the […]
Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’, UN chief urges on International Day
On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to reflect on the “economic hardship and increased vulnerability” of these […]
In Venezuela, Bachelet calls on Government to release prisoners, appeals for ‘bold steps towards compromise’
Speaking at the end of the first-ever official mission to Venezuela by a UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet called on the Government to release […]