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Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty 09 May 2023 © UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Volker Türk, High Commissionner for Human Rights addresses a biennial high-level panel on the death penalty. The “frightening” number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday, to call on the country’s authorities to…

Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba 09 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Thousands of people have crossed into South Sudan as they flee the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail bilateral political progress with neighbouring South Sudan, worsen the fragile humanitarian situation, and pose…

Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres 09 May 2023 © Juan Carlos Rojas Secretary-General António Guterres receives the Carlos V European Award from King Felipe VI for his extensive and long career dedicated to social commitment. The values of human dignity and freedom, enshrined in the UN’s founding Charter in 1945, have never been so under threat, warned the…

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM 09 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan have built makeshift shelters in Koufroun, Chad. The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization…

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza 09 May 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A young boy looks at a burnt vehicle after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip in 2022. The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three…

Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence 09 May 2023 © Roger LeMoyne and U.S. CDC People walk through Turgeau district, one of the neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, most affected by gang violence. Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been…

‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly 09 May 2023 © UNICEF/Raphael Pouget A premature one-day-old baby receives life-saving care around the clock in the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Ethiopia. A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children’s health and…

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Timor-Leste, Germany, China and Sao Tome and Principe

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Timor-Leste, Germany, China and Sao Tome and Principe 08 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon was briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the…

Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications, and Reprisals

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications, and Reprisals 08 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Third Session, Elects New Chair and Bureau Members, Hears Solemn Declaration by Three New Committee Experts

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Third Session, Elects New Chair and Bureau Members, Hears Solemn Declaration by Three New Committee Experts 08 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-third session, during which it will review reports on the efforts to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of Finland, France,…