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Explainer: Why Haiti is calling for a new international mission

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Why Haiti is calling for a new international mission 28 September 2023 © Giles Clarke Some 200,000 Haitians, mainly in Port-au-Prince (pictured) have been forced by insecurity to flee to temporary locations. The establishment of a multinational security support mission for Haiti is being discussed this week by the UN Security Council as the Caribbean nation continues to face…

‘You can’t even face your own parents’, activist against cyberbullying tells Human Rights Council

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘You can’t even face your own parents’, activist against cyberbullying tells Human Rights Council 27 September 2023 UN News Santa Rose Mary from Uganda, explains how she was bullied online. Anxiety, emotional distress and even child suicide are among the damaging consequences of cyberbullying, and better prevention strategies involving big tech must be developed, the UN Human Rights Council…

Israeli settlements ‘systematically erode’ viability of Palestinian State

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli settlements ‘systematically erode’ viability of Palestinian State 27 September 2023 UNICEF/Mouhssine Ennaimi An Israeli settlement in northern West Bank. (file) The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the relentless expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem…

World News in Brief: Sustainable tourism boost, record Antarctic sea ice melt

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sustainable tourism boost, record Antarctic sea ice melt 27 September 2023 © UNDP India Tourism can benefit both ecosystems and communities in mountainous regions like the Himalaya range in India. As the climate crisis threatens the tourist industry and the communities who depend on it, greening the tourism sector is the only way forward…

Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America 27 September 2023 © UNOCHA/Vincent Tremeau Migrants on their way to the United States are treated at a medical care station in Danlí, Honduras. With record numbers of people transiting through Central America and Mexico in search of a better life further north, UN migration agency IOM on Wednesday appealed for…

Karabakh: Azerbaijan must ‘guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Karabakh: Azerbaijan must ‘guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians’ 27 September 2023 © Public Domain/Sonashen Forested mountains in the Karabakh region. A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Wednesday called on Azerbaijan to “guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians” in the Karabakh region and ensure that civilians who remain “are respected and protected in line with its…

US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy 27 September 2023 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. The United States must end “the prolonged pre-trial detention” of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was arrested in 2020 and extradited to the US on money laundering charges, UN independent human rights experts said on Wednesday…

Pakistan floods a ‘litmus test’ for climate justice says Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan floods a ‘litmus test’ for climate justice says Guterres 27 September 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir Triggered by torrential monsoon rains, the 2022 floods submerged one third of Pakistan. Top UN officials pledged support for Pakistan on Wednesday as it continues the painstaking process of rebuilding in the wake of last year’s devastating floods…

Confidence building critical to break Syria political deadlock

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Confidence building critical to break Syria political deadlock 27 September 2023 © UNICEF/Joe English Hygiene kits are distributed to families displaced by the earthquakes in northwestern Syria in February (file photo). A comprehensive solution to the Syrian conflict remains elusive, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Wednesday, calling for “concrete moves” and confidence-building…

Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights 26 September 2023 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani Women wait at a maternal health hospital, the only one of its type in Afghanistan. The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the UN Special…