UN agencies and Myanmar lay groundwork for possible Rohingya return
United Nations agencies and Myanmar have agreed a framework which it is hoped will lead to the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, but only if their […]
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UNHCR alarm over deadly detention centre escape in Libya
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention centre in Libya last month, the […]
Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of Republic Day in Italy
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC June 1, 2018 On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I extend my […]
UNHCR alarm over deadly detention centre escape in Libya
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention centre in Libya last month, the […]
Nicaragua: UN rights office calls for investigations as protest-related violence claims over 100 lives
The United Nations human rights arm has called on Nicaragua to conduct prompt, transparent and independent investigations into serious rights violations alleged to have occurred […]
UN chief’s ‘ambitious and comprehensive’ new development plan backed by countries of the world
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday gave the green light to a bold new plan to make sustainable development a reality, described by UN […]
World needs generation of self-empowered ‘superheroes’, UN youth forum told
The world needs young people who dream big and can endure both failure and pain, a Tongan Olympic idol told a gathering of youth at […]
Tonga’s flamboyant Olympic flag-bearer brings his inspiring message to the UN
He is best known for his bare-chested appearances at the Rio and Pyeongchang Olympic Games, but Pita Taufatofua now wants to use his social media […]
UN rights chief urges action in Mexico to end ‘outrageous’ wave of disappearances
Authorities in Mexico are being urged to act to end what the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has described as “a wave of enforced […]
UN rights experts urge Kenya to protect activists testifying in lead pollution case
Four United Nations human rights experts are calling for greater protection for Kenyan activists who have testified against a local lead-smelting plant accused of environmental […]