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Brazil: UN rights office urges independent probe into deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro
07 May 2021
The UN's human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into a major police operation in a favela in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in which at least 25 were reportedly killed, including a police officer.
The operation started in the early hours of Thursday when police officers on the ground and in…
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Former LRA leader, ex-child soldier, sentenced to 25 years in prison
06 May 2021
A former leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, who himself had been abducted by the rebel group as a child, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday.
Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty of 61 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape, murder and sexual enslavement, committed in Northern Uganda…
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Nearly 8 years on, ‘gaps, inconsistencies, discrepancies’ remain over Syria chemical weapons declaration
06 May 2021
The Security Council heard new evidence in longstanding international efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on Thursday, including the results of an investigation into the possible of use of chlorine gas in the city of Saraqib in 2018, as the UN’s top disarmament official provided her regular briefing to ambassadors.
Izumi Nakamitsu, the…
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Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
06 May 2021
Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a UN-backed report published on Thursday.
The Global Methane Assessment outlines the benefits of mitigating methane, a key ingredient in smog, which include…
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Guterres renews zero-emissions appeal to avoid falling into climate abyss
06 May 2021
All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid a disastrous 2.4 degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of this century, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Thursday.
In his keynote speech at a high-level climate gathering in Petersberg, Germany - six months before world leaders convene in Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 Climate Summit…
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Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
06 May 2021
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine national human rights institutions, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Governments and others in positions of power” including members of parliament and vigilante groups were at the root of the problem in a dozen countries, the High Commissioner for Human…
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UN chief pledges to keep ‘memories alive’ of those who died in service during 2020
06 May 2021
The United Nations paused on Thursday to honour 336 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020: the highest number ever in a single year.
The memorial ceremony, held online, paid tribute to civilian and uniformed staff who died because of malicious acts, natural disasters and other incidents.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its wider impacts, including on…
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SPOTLIGHT - Right to housing highlighted as "staying home" has become watchword for staving off COVID
06 May 2021
Dhaka, Bangladesh. UN Photo/Kibae Park.
At a time when real estate prices and homelessness are on the rise in major cities, and when households, especially low-income households, are spending an increasing share of their income on housing - the impact of any decision in an area such as housing can have a significant impact on people’s daily lives…
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UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis
06 May 2021
Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their contracts due to COVID-19 restrictions, placing a major strain on their physical and mental health. New UN guidelines were published on Thursday, aimed at helping the industry better protect human rights at sea, as new COVID variants threaten to further delay crew turnover.
The Human Rights…
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WFP/FAO virtual press conference
06 May 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Dominique Burgeon, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and Director in charge of FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience
Annalisa Conte, Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Geneva office
Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Luca Russo, Senior Food Crises Analyst and Strategic Advisor on Resilience, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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