Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at UN headquarters in New […]
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at UN headquarters in New […]
Palestine refugee crisis ‘expanding’; leaving highest number at risk this century across Gaza
“Alarming and expanding” problems affecting Palestine refugees, risk further destabilizing the Middle East, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, […]
‘Humiliation was the worst’; Holocaust survivor asks the world to act with ‘empathy and compassion’
More than seven decades ago in Auschwitz, Jewish teenager Marian Turski felt he “had no name, he had nothing, but a number” tattooed on his […]
Bigotry ‘moving at lightning speed’ as UN marks the Holocaust
Amid an “alarming increase” in anti-Semitism, International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, honouring the memory of some […]
Solidarity needed to overcome ‘isolated’ attacks on Venezuela refugees, migrants
Attacks and hate speech against Venezuelans seeking shelter in neighbouring countries should be condemned “with a clear and forceful message of rejection” and solidarity, a […]
Tackling ‘deeply worrying’ global rise in anti-Semitism is a job for all societies everywhere, says UN chief
Warning that anti-Semitism, the world’s oldest prejudice, has persisted to torment new generations, Secretary-General António Guterres has pledged that the United Nations will always be […]
Two peacekeepers killed in an attack against UN convoy in Mali
Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Friday following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack against a convoy […]
Europe and Eurasia: Greece Ratifies Prespa Agreement
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC January 25, 2019 The United States welcomes the decision by Greece’s Parliament to ratify […]
Myanmar Government side-lining democratic reform, resorting to military era repression: UN expert
The human rights situation in Myanmar continues to deteriorate, as the civilian government fails to bring about democratic reforms and instead resorts to the kind […]