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INTERVIEW: ‘Extremely difficult conversations’: Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: ‘Extremely difficult conversations’: Seeking justice for sexual abuse victims 30 April 2023 MONUSCO/Alain Likota An outreach campaign on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse takes place in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Critics have said justice takes too long, and perpetrators are not always held accountable in cases of sexual exploitation and abuse…

Sudan: UN relief chief heads to the region as humanitarian crisis nears 'breaking point'

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN relief chief heads to the region as humanitarian crisis nears 'breaking point' 30 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs reporters on the situation in Afghanistan after a recent visit to the country. In light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan,…

Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan 30 April 2023 © UNICE/Mohammad Haya Burhan A thirteen-year-old girl studies at home in Kabul after the Taliban announced that schools would not reopen for Afghan girls in grades 7-12. UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to host a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special…

First Person: ‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’ 29 April 2023 © WMO A satellite orbits over Earth. Chinese writer Cixin Liu is one of the world’s most highly respected science-fiction authors, known for epics such as “The Three Body Problem,” soon to be adapted as a major TV series. He shared his thoughts on the future of the planet, at an event held at UN Headquarters to mark…

In Dialogue with Slovakia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Apology Regarding Suffering Caused by 2013 Police Intervention, Ask About Training of Law Enforcement Officials and the Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Hospitals

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Slovakia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Apology Regarding Suffering Caused by 2013 Police Intervention, Ask About Training of Law Enforcement Officials and the Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Hospitals 28 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts welcoming an…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Ninth Session

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Ninth Session 28 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and ninth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Argentina, Niger, Philippines, Portugal, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan. Ibrahima Guisse, Committee Rapporteur, providing a summary…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 28 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization. Situation in Sudan Alessandra Vellucci,…

Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa 

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa  28 April 2023 © UNHCR/Charlotte Hallqvist A UNHCR emergency transit centre in Renk in South Sudan is receiving displaced people from Sudan. A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional…

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta 28 April 2023 © UNICEF/Patrick Brown Rohingya refugees walk ashore after traveling by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. (file) Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and “step up pressure on the country’s military junta”, a UN-appointed…

Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty 28 April 2023 © UNICEF/Josh Estey Only in exceptional circumstances and with incontrovertible evidence of intentional murder does international law permit the death penalty. (file) Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment,…