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Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat 30 March 2023 UN News/Shirin Yaseen The Separation wall in the West Bank. The international community must take firm and principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, amid mounting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the threat of even further annexation, an…

Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls 29 March 2023 © Unsplash/Mohammad Husaini Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The de facto Taliban authorities in Afghanistan must immediately release activists detained for advocating for girls’ and women’s rights, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday, expressing alarm over ongoing arrests.…

UN rights experts condemn Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBT legislation

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights experts condemn Uganda’s ‘egregious’ anti-LGBT legislation 29 March 2023 © UNDP Uganda/Hadijah Nabbale Vendors sell fruit and vegetables at Nakasero Market, in Kampala Uganda. Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said on Wednesday, urging Uganda’s president to veto new laws approved…

DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east 29 March 2023 UN Photo/Michael Ali A MONUSCO helicopter lands in Beni in the North Kivu region of the DR Congo. The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the security situation in eastern Congo has "deteriorated considerably" in recent months and that…

Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: Tedros

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: Tedros 29 March 2023 WHO Technicians undertake research ay the Baney Research Laboratory in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. (file) The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was working to help contain Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, advocating for more…

New network aims to save migrant lives in the Americas

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New network aims to save migrant lives in the Americas 29 March 2023 IOM/Gema Cortés Dorelis Suarez, 28, and her three children, Yorkelis, 11, Bonilla, 5, and Lorens 3, left Anzuategui in Venezuela to look for a better life in Brazil. A new UN-backed network aims to drive action to save migrant lives in the Americas, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.…

General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action 29 March 2023 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin Children play on a jetty on Fale Island in the Pacific Ocean archipelago of Tokelau. The UN General Assembly will seek the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on countries’ obligations to address climate change, following the adoption by consensus of a…

DPR Korea: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances 28 March 2023 UNICEF/Jeremy Horner Children and adults pass a high-rise apartment building in Pyongyang, DPRK. “Tragic” accounts of State-sponsored abductions and enforced disappearances in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) require action from the country’s authorities, the UN High…

El Salvador urged to uphold human rights amid state of emergency

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home El Salvador urged to uphold human rights amid state of emergency 28 March 2023 © Unsplash/Mauricio Cuéllar The National Palace of El Salvador in the capital San Salvador. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday expressed concern over mass detentions and other measures implemented during the state of emergency in El Salvador, now in effect for a year.…

ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria 28 March 2023 © UNICEF Child labour in Türkiye and Syria could increase following the February earthquake. Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour…