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Guterres calls for world ‘united in peace’ as Ramadan, Easter, Passover coincide

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for world ‘united in peace’ as Ramadan, Easter, Passover coincide 05 April 2023 UN video Reem Abaza of UN News speaks with Secretary-General António Guterres about his annual Ramadan solidarity visits. The UN chief has called for people of faith worldwide to “join their voices in a common prayer for peace”, as the holy festivals of Ramadan, Easter and Passover coincide this…

Ukraine seeks UNESCO support for post-war cultural renaissance

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine seeks UNESCO support for post-war cultural renaissance 05 April 2023 © UNESCO UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is interviewed by the media during her visit to Ukraine. Nearly $7 billion will be required over the next decade to rebuild the cultural sector in war-ravaged Ukraine, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said during a visit to…

Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy 04 April 2023 © UNOCHA/Jane Kiiru Men work to repair a damaged road in the Mulanje District of Malawi in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy that…

Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session 04 April 2023 © Roger LeMoyne and U.S. CDC People are protesting on the streets of Port-au-Prince in crisis-torn Haiti. The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for the appointment of an independent rights expert on Haiti, amid mounting concern over deadly gang violence engulfing…

Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN 04 April 2023 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A child is vaccinated against polio during a polio mobilization campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday…

Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso 04 April 2023 © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo Food aid is distributed to people in southwestern Burkina Faso. A staggering 4.7 million people in Burkina Faso, a fifth of the population, will need humanitarian assistance this year, the UN and partners said on Tuesday, announcing a $877 million response plan to meet urgent needs.…

Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn 04 April 2023 IOM/Alexander Bee Many migrants cross deserts to reach their destination. Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said on Tuesday…

Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’ 04 April 2023 © ICRC/Mohammad Jawad Alhamzah A woman in Iraq displays a photograph of her husband who disappeared more than 30 years ago. It is estimated that up to one million people in Iraq have disappeared over the past five decades – a crisis that continues today, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday,…

New mechanism must track and tackle ‘gross’ violations in Libya

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New mechanism must track and tackle ‘gross’ violations in Libya 03 April 2023 ICC At a landfill site in Tarhunah, Libya, over 50 bodies have been identified across a number of mass graves. (file) New tools must be deployed to keep the global spotlight on ongoing gross violations and crimes against humanity in Libya and serve justice to its victims, the UN rights chief said on Monday at the…

Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says 03 April 2023 UNOCHA/Sarah Waiswa Children stand by a dike at a camp for people displaced by conflict in South Sudan. Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and abuses in South Sudan, a UN inquiry said on Monday, presenting its latest report, which names individuals…