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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council 11 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country. Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, as Member States called…

New arrest warrants seek justice for victims in Libya, ICC prosecutor says

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New arrest warrants seek justice for victims in Libya, ICC prosecutor says 11 May 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs UN Security Council members on the situation in Libya. New technology and strategies are helping to deliver justice to victims of grave violations of human rights in Libya, including fresh arrest warrants, but…

Mpox public health emergency declared over

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox public health emergency declared over 11 May 2023 © WHO/Khaled Mostafa A doctor looks at an image of a Mpox lesion on his computer screen at a sexual health clinic in Lisbon, Portugal. The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of…

Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry 11 May 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A Palestine refugee receives food assistance packages at the UNRWA Jabalia distribution centre in Gaza. Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000…

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert 11 May 2023 Unsplash/Karollyne Hubert Trans people and their allies protest in the UK. Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and…

Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal 11 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Levent Kulu A joint civilian inspection team comprising officials from Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations visited the merchant vessel Razoni on 3 August 2022., as part of the Black Sea Initiative. The UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative, aimed at ensuring the flow of…

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates 10 May 2023 Ziad Taleb Destruction in Gaza. August 2022 The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life…

Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger 10 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country. The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday…

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest 10 May 2023 © FAO/Hashim Azizi Locust control takes place in Baghlan after a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan locust in North and Northeast Afghanistan. A “large-scale” outbreak of the Moroccan Locust, one of the world’s most damaging plant pests, across eight provinces in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, could cause massive crop losses…

Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts 10 May 2023 UN News Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture interviewed by UN News. The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent…