UN officials call for children’s rights to be respected in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who […]
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Europe and Eurasia: Switzerland National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC July 31, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, […]
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release jailed human rights defenders, including women activists
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on […]
As thousands flee violence in Nicaragua, UN refugee agency urges more support for countries taking them in
As thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in Nicaragua, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for international solidarity […]
Bangladesh: World Heritage Site threatened by ‘heedless industrialisation’ – UN expert
The Sundarbans forest, a which is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world and home to several endangered species, is being threatened by “heedless […]
As thousands flee violence in Nicaragua, UN refugee agency urges more support for countries taking them in
As thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in Nicaragua, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for international solidarity […]
When it comes to breastfeeding, ‘timing is everything’ in saving newborn lives – UNICEF chief
Three-in-five babies, mostly born in low- and middle-income countries, are not breastfed within the first hour of life, placing them at higher risk of death […]
UN receives 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in three months
The United Nations received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to […]
Governments need to step up protection for the most vulnerable, from ‘vile crime’ of human trafficking: UN chief
Marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations sheds light on the plight of millions of children, women and men – especially migrants […]
Ahead of World Day against human trafficking, UN expert stresses States’ obligation to stop ‘gross human rights violations’
Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the UN human rights expert on the issue emphasized on Friday that both victims and potential […]