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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 >>
Deep Fears Of Violent Crackdown In Myanmar, UN Rights Chief Warns
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 6:02 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed all powers and declared a state of emergency after overthrowing the civilian government and ... More >>
Pandemic Triggers ‘Widespread Upheaval’ In Global Fisheries And Aquaculture
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 5:54 pm | UN News
COVID-19 has caused “widespread upheaval” for the whole fishing and aquaculture industry around the world, the UN deputy agriculture chief said on Tuesday, launching a new report that assesses the toll the pandemic has taken on the sector. “Production ... More >>
Nicaragua : Amidst ‘Socio-Political And Human Rights Crisis’, Independent Expert Condemns Environmental Defender’s Death
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:55 pm | UN News
An independent UN human rights expert condemned on Monday the murder of an indigenous environmental defender in Nicaragua, calling for those responsible to be “duly investigated and brought to justice”. Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
Libya Vote Offers Renewal And Reconciliation Chance, Says Veteran UN Negotiator
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:49 pm | UN News
All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have begun meeting in Switzerland, vote on a new executive, UN negotiator Stephanie Williams said on Monday. Ms. Williams, who is the Acting ... More >>
Arrests, Military Control ‘a Serious Blow’ To Democratic Reforms In Myanmar: UN Chief
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military. In a statement issued ... More >>
Central African Republic: 200,000 Displaced In Less Than Two Months
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:59 pm | UN News
Violence and insecurity related to the recent elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in less than two months, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning tens of thousands are facing ... More >>
‘Imminent’ Iran Execution Must Be Halted, Urges UN Human Rights Office
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:52 pm | UN News
The imminent execution in Iran of a man who was allegedly tortured into confessing that he belonged to a jihadist group must be stopped, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. The appeal, which came a day before Javid Dehghan was due ... More >>
Guterres Welcomes US Decision To Restore Funding To UNFPA
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Thursday, welcomed the United States administration’s announcement to restore funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), calling it a “powerful message” for women and girls globally. “The decision will transform and save ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Chief Following Developments ‘with Great Concern’
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 7:23 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for restrain in Myanmar, amid reports of rising tensions over the outcome of last year’s general elections. “The Secretary-General is following with great concern recent developments in Myanmar”, ... More >>
‘We Can’t Continue Like This’: UN Envoy’s Grim Assessment Of Syria Peace Process
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 4:23 pm | UN News
Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, lamented the slow progress of the peace process in the country, in remarks to the press on Friday, following a meeting involving members of the UN-facilitated Syrian Constitution Committee, in Geneva. Mr. Pedersen ... More >>
EU Must Place Social Justice ‘At Its Core’ To Lift People Out Of Poverty
Saturday, 30 January 2021, 4:22 pm | UN News
The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, urging the bloc to boldly rethink its whole socio-economic approach. Speaking ... More >>
