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Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant 24 August 2023 Photo: IAEA/Greg Webb IAEA fact-finding team examines devastation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in May 2011. Photo: IAEA/Greg Webb Japan has begun discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years on from…

Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya 24 August 2023 © UNICEF/Patrick Brown Rohingya refugees walk ashore at Shamlapur beach in Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh, after crossing the Bay of Bengal in September 2017. UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from…

Security Council hears of ‘unimaginable suffering’ of Ukrainian people, 18 months into war

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council hears of ‘unimaginable suffering’ of Ukrainian people, 18 months into war 24 August 2023 © ЮНИСЕФ/А.Филиппов Знак минной опасности, Украина. The top UN political affairs official on Thursday highlighted “unimaginable” human suffering due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the war hit its somber 18-month mark…

More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF 24 August 2023 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdee The conflict in Sudan has displaced thousands of children and their families. The conflict in Sudan has uprooted more than two million children – an average of more than 700 newly displaced every hour, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday.…

Central African Republic: ‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Central African Republic: ‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights 24 August 2023 © UNICEF/Tchameni Zigoto Tchaya Displaced women who fled the Rota mining village seek refuge in Bozuom in the Central African Republic. (file) An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling for political…

At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of ‘existential’ challenges

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of ‘existential’ challenges 24 August 2023 © Unsplash/Clodagh Da Paixao An aerial view of Johannesburg, South Africa. The UN chief on Thursday underscored the urgent need for unity and justice to tackle humanity’s pressing challenges, which range from the climate crisis to economic disparities and conflicts with global implications.…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Austria’s Institutions Monitoring Disability Rights, Raise Issues Concerning Deinstitutionalisation Efforts and Sheltered Workshops for Persons with Disabilities

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Austria’s Institutions Monitoring Disability Rights, Raise Issues Concerning Deinstitutionalisation Efforts and Sheltered Workshops for Persons with Disabilities 23 August 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic…

Top UN aid official in Ukraine deplores latest wave of ‘massive Russian attacks’

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN aid official in Ukraine deplores latest wave of ‘massive Russian attacks’ 23 August 2023 © ВПП/Анастасия Гончарук. Дом в Николаевской области, Украина. Russian strikes on at least 10 regions in Ukraine have left a path of death and destruction over the past 24 hours, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.…

Don’t let wastewater opportunities flow down the drain

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Don’t let wastewater opportunities flow down the drain 23 August 2023 © UNICEF/Jiro Ose 排水口。（资料图片） Wastewater, long seen as an environmental and health hazard, possesses untapped potential as an alternative energy and clean water source to offset fertilizer use, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday…

Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers 23 August 2023 IOM 2016/Amanda Nero Migrants look out at the sea in Lesvos, Greece. Greece must adopt “safe and impartial” border policies and practices and hold its law enforcement officers accountable for abuses, a group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement on Wednesday…