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UN Raises Alarm Over ‘continuing’ Expulsions Of Asylum Seekers From Libya
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 5:19 pm | UN News
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled fromLibya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ( OHCHR ). Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Spokesperson Rupert Colville, ... More >>
Rights Abuses In Myanmar ‘Deepening On An Unprecedented Scale’
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 7:38 am | UN News
More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned. In a strongly worded statement on Friday, OHCHR said that it was “appalled ... More >>
Climate Change Fuels Violence And Mass Displacement In Cameroon
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 7:36 am | UN News
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid operations there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The development is just the latest episode ... More >>
‘Genocide Remains A Very Real Threat’, Guterres Warns
Friday, 10 December 2021, 9:05 pm | UN News
Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of theVictims of the Crime of Genocide, and of the Prevention of this Crime . “The international ... More >>
Persecution Of Parliamentarians Reaches ‘All-time High’
Friday, 10 December 2021, 9:04 pm | UN News
Political instability is a key factor behind new data revealed on Thursday which shows that persecution of Members of Parliament (MPs) worldwide, has reached a record high. The annual figures were released by UN partner the Inter-Parliamentary Union, ... More >>
Land And Water Ecosystems, ‘Stressed To A Critical Point’
Friday, 10 December 2021, 9:03 pm | UN News
Land and water resources are “stressed to a critical point”, following significant deterioration over the past decade, according to a major new report released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ). Entitled, State of the World’s ... More >>
$1.79 Billion Needed To Help Venezuelan Refugees And Migrants
Friday, 10 December 2021, 8:56 pm | UN News
The increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela have worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, say UN rights experts. The number of Venezuelans worldwide who’ve gone on the run has now topped six million, with the vast majority hosted ... More >>
Illegal Bets Add Up To 1.7 Trillion Dollars Each Year: New UN Report
Friday, 10 December 2021, 8:54 pm | UN News
Up to $1.7 trillion is estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets each year, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ). The publication, the first-ever Global Report on Corruption in Sport, ... More >>
Human Rights Day: Rebuild Trust, Expand Freedoms, Restore Equality
Friday, 10 December 2021, 5:29 pm | UN News
Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has “fed a frightening rise in inequalities”, and laid bare “many of our failures to consolidate the advances ... More >>
WHO: Omicron Could Have ‘Major Impact’, But No Definitive Answers Yet
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:55 pm | UN News
Features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the sheer number of mutations, suggest that it could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic, but it’s still too early to say for sure. That was ... More >>
UN Emergency Response Fund Provides ‘Spark Of Hope’ For Shared Humanity
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:54 pm | UN News
Fast and flexible, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was set up to promote swift, coordinated action in humanitarian crises, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a High-level Pledging Event on Wednesday, adding: “It has more than fulfilled ... More >>
UN’s Truth-teller On Racism, Xenophobia And Intolerance Sees Signs Of Hope, Amid COVID Quagmire And Rising Hate Speech
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:52 pm | UN News
She is outspoken, candid, and speaks truth to power. She is known to lecture governments and tell them how to improve their track record on xenophobia, racism, racial discrimination, and all forms of intolerance. Tendayi Achiume is the half-Zambian, half-Zimbabwean ... More >>
UNHCR Staff Members Wounded In DR Congo, UN Chief Calls For Full Investigation
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:18 pm | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members. Unidentified attackers opened fire on the ... More >>
Seven UN Peacekeepers Killed In Latest Mali Attack
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:17 pm | UN News
On Wednesday morning, seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Bandiagara region in central Mali. The peacekeepers were part of a convoy travelling from Douentza ... More >>
Africa Free Trade Area, Likely Spur For Growth And Development
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:16 pm | UN News
With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and inequality while spurring sustainable and inclusive growth, according to a report launched on Wednesday by the UN trade and development ... More >>
Unilateral Sanctions Particularly Harmful To Women, Children, Other Vulnerable Groups
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 5:15 pm | UN News
Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday. According to the independent expert, “unilateral sanctions hurt all, ... More >>
At Seoul Meeting, Guterres Urges Greater Support For Peacekeeping Amid Mounting Threats
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 6:10 pm | UN News
With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support for UN peacekeeping operations across the globe, and the thousands who serve within them. Mr. Guterres ... More >>
Countries With Regulations Against Industrially Produced Trans Fats Tripled Over The Past Year
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 6:08 pm | UN News
Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization ( WHO ). Around 940 million ... More >>
Plastics In Soil Threatens Food Security, Health, And Environment: FAO
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:50 am | UN News
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, and the environment. While plastic refuse littering ... More >>
Internet Governance Forum Promotes Inclusive Digital Future For All
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 7:49 am | UN News
Leveraging the power of the Internet while tackling the risks of cyberspace is the focus of a UN meeting underway in Katowice, Poland, this week. The Internet Governance Forum ( IGF ) brings together more than 7,000 innovators, big tech executives, young ... More >>
