DPRK should release political prisoners ahead of summit with US – UN expert
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should begin to release political prisoners ahead of denuclearization talks with the United States and engage with the […]
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UN court fully assumes remaining functions of tribunals for Rwanda and former Yugoslavia, officials tell Security Council
Despite challenges and resource constraints, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is operating without the support of its two predecessors – criminal tribunals for […]
Bangladesh ‘drug-offender’ killings must stop, says UN human rights chief
The alleged extra-judicial killing of suspected drug offenders must be “immediately halted” and their perpetrators brought to justice, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al […]
UN agencies and Myanmar ink agreement, setting stage for Rohingya return
Two United Nations agencies signed a lanmark agreement with the government of Myanmar on Wednesday, which they hope will provide hundreds of thousands of Rohingya […]
Science, technology and innovation crucial to ‘transformative impact’ of Development Goals, UN forum hears
If everyone is to enjoy a future of peace, dignity and opportunity, then science, technology and innovation need to be at the heart of the […]
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women ‘a thing of the past’, says UN deputy chief
The launch of a new partnership between the United Nations and European Union, is an essential tool to make violence against women and girls “a […]
Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global […]
Children ‘as young as one’ involved in US separation of migrant families – UN rights office
The current policy in the United States of of separating “extremely young children” from their asylum-seeker or migrant parents along the country’s southern border “always […]
Europe and Eurasia: Sweden National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC June 5, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I […]
UN rights expert chides US government’s ‘systematic assault’ on welfare
The principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty in the USA is to “criminalise and stigmatise” those who need assistance, according to a United Nations […]