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Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection 12 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan sit in makeshift shelters in Koufron, Chad.   A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step”, after more than three weeks of heavy fighting, the UN’s top official in the…

UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas 12 May 2023 © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso In Texas, USA, a woman hugs her four-year-old daughter after making the perilous journey through the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’ lifting of a COVID-19…

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments 11 May 2023 ADB/Jawad Jalali Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, pictured in June 2020. “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent…

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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…