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US Decision Will Provide ‘Profound Relief’ To Millions In War-torn Yemen: UN Spokesperson
Monday, 8 February 2021, 7:50 am | UN News
The US announcement of revoking its designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) as a foreign terrorist organization will provide “profound relief” to millions in the country, who depend on international assistance and imports for survival, ... More >>
Myanmar: Respect Right To Peaceful Assembly, UN Human Rights Office Says
Sunday, 7 February 2021, 6:20 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals. According to media reports, ... More >>
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 Increasing Risk Of Female Genital Mutilation
Sunday, 7 February 2021, 6:17 am | UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of female genital mutilation or FGM, with the UN predicting that an additional two million girls will be subjected to the practice in the next ten years. In 2018, it was estimated by the UN Population ... More >>
Libya: ‘Historic Moment’ As UN-led Forum Selects New Interim Leadership
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:56 pm | UN News
The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum ( LPDF ) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special Representative called another “historic moment” on the road to ... More >>
Unless COVID Is Suppressed Everywhere, We’ll Be ‘back At Square One’, Tedros Warns
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:37 pm | UN News
The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Friday, while warning that after inoculating their own health workers and older people, countries must ... More >>
UN Welcomes US Decision To ‘strengthen Its Diplomatic Engagement’ Towards Yemen Peace Deal
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:33 pm | UN News
The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen it’s diplomatic engagement” and support efforts led by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, to ends years of conflict there. In a policy speech on Thursday, ... More >>
Paraguay: UN Rights Chief Calls For ‘prompt, Independent’ Probe Into Girl Deaths And Disappearance
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 1:29 pm | UN News
Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has expressed her deep concern, also noting on Friday other disturbing elements of abuse against women and girls, surrounding the cases. According ... More >>
Unity, Funding And Decisive Action Needed To End FGM And Protect Millions Of Girls, UN Says
Saturday, 6 February 2021, 6:16 am | UN News
The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year. The need is even more pressing amid concerns that two million additional ... More >>
US Should End Use Of Private ‘For Profit’ Detention Centres, Urge Human Rights Experts
Friday, 5 February 2021, 4:30 pm | UN News
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Thursday welcomed the United States’ decision to stop using privately run federal prisons, and urged the Government to also end the outsourcing of all detention centres, including those holding migrants ... More >>
‘Voices Of Resistance, Resilience And Courage’ – UN News Podcast Bears Witness To Lives Beyond The Holocaust
Friday, 5 February 2021, 4:28 pm | UN News
Baby Vered Kater with her parents and brothers in Holland in the 1940s. Picture by: Vered Kater Before Vered Katerbecame a dedicated health worker, traveling to developing countries to administer aid to the needy,she spent her early years ... More >>
Security Council Calls For Release Of Aung San Suu Kyi, Pledging ‘continued Support’ For Myanmar’s Democratic Transition
Friday, 5 February 2021, 7:54 am | UN News
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas | Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy of Myanmar, addresses a meeting at the United Nations in New York. (file) The UN Security Council issued a press statement on Thursday expressing “deep ... More >>
FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan Forced To Commit ‘Horrendous Acts’ As 9-year-old Child Soldier
Friday, 5 February 2021, 6:59 am | UN News
Pete Muller for the ICC | Paul, 23, tells of how he spent his youth running from attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. A young man in northern Uganda has been talking about how he was abducted as a nine-year old and forced to ... More >>
Warlord Found Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity In Northern Uganda - ICC
Friday, 5 February 2021, 6:56 am | UN News
A former Ugandan warlord whose forces attacked camps for the internally displaced across the country, has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, judges ruled on Thursday. The Court based in ... More >>
End Impunity For Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria, UN Disarmament Chief Urges Security Council
Friday, 5 February 2021, 6:43 am | UN News
OCHA/Halldorsson Destroyed buildings in Aleppo, Syria, where chemical weapons were allegedly used. (file photo) The United Nations top disarmament official, on Wednesday, stressed the urgent need to not only identify those who have used chemical weapons ... More >>
‘Meaningful And Inclusive’ Dialogue Essential To End Upsurge In Clashes Across Central African Republic
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 3:58 pm | UN News
The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and the threat to civilian life across the Central African Republic, where around 200,000 have been displaced by fighting in under two months. In a statement ... More >>
Key Workers In 145 Countries To Receive COVID Vaccines Under UN-backed Initiative
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 7:43 am | UN News
Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first half of this year, under the joint UN-led COVAX initiative for fair access to coronavirus-beating jabs, it’s been confirmed. The aim of Wednesday’s ... More >>
US Plan To Reform Asylum, Reunite Families, Reflects ‘Authentic Humanitarian Values’
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 7:41 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “heartened” by the United States’ president’s signing of executive orders on Tuesday which aim to provide safety and solutions for those seeking asylum, on the grounds that they need protection ... More >>
First Person: Digging For Victory In The Philippines
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 7:40 am | UN News
Some farming techniques can have a devastating and negative effect on the environment, as farmers seek to harvest the maximum amount of produce from their land, but the efforts of a Filipino chef and activist are demonstrating that, with the right approach, ... More >>
Urgent Steps Needed To Alleviate Suffering In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: Guterres
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 7:11 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and underscored the need for urgent efforts to protect populations at risk. According to a statement issued by his spokesperson, ... More >>
COVID-19 Impact Exposes Millions To The Risk Of Trafficking, UN Agency Says
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 6:06 pm | UN News
Although almost 50,000 victims of human trafficking were detected and reported in 2018 by 148 countries, the “hidden nature” of the crime means that the actual number of victims could be “far higher”, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) ... More >>
