Charges against Baha’i in Yemen must be dropped: UN experts urge release of detainees
A group of UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of 24 people, mostly from Baha’i minority, who have been held […]
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‘Put an end to the death penalty now’, urges Guterres, marking World Day
Progress made toward eliminating the death penalty has been “marred by setbacks,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement on Wednesday, marking the […]
FROM THE FIELD: One South Sudanese woman’s harrowing escape to UN camp
A South Sudanese woman has been telling a high-level delegation of officials from the African Union and United Nations how she walked for five days […]
‘Put an end to the death penalty now’, urges Guterres, marking World Day
Progress made toward eliminating the death penalty has been “marred by setbacks,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement on Wednesday, marking the […]
Disasters: UN report shows climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses
Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people over the last 20 years and left a further 4.4 billion […]
Consequences of severe global funding shortages for refugees and migrants ‘all too real’, warns UNHCR
Efforts to assist the tens of millions who’ve been forced from their homes are being increasingly constrained by severely limited funds, a new report from […]
UN refugee agency ramps up support for Venezuelans, praises ‘extraordinary solidarity’ of Colombia
With the help of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Colombia is showing “extraordinary solidarity” towards Venezuelans displaced amid the country’s on-going economic and political crisis, […]
Independent inquiry needed into suspected ‘enforced disappearance’ of Saudi journalist: UN rights office
The “apparent enforced disappearance” of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was last seen reportedly visiting his country’s consulate in Istanbul last week, requires a full […]
Venezuela prisons ‘beyond monstrous’, UN warns, highlighting plight of Colombian detainees
Conditions in Venezuela’s prisons are “beyond monstrous”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, before calling for an independent and transparent investigation into […]
Following murder of Bulgarian reporter, UNESCO chief concerned over repeated attacks on press
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), condemned the brutal assassination of TV reporter Victoria Marinova, whose body was found […]