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Displaced by DR Congo violence
Saturday, 17 August 2019, 11:22 am | United Nations
UNICEF/Madjiangar Interethnic violence has ravaged the Ituri Province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since December last year, generating significant population movements within the Province, and toward neighbouring Uganda. More >>
Three UN workers killed following Benghazi car bomb attack
Sunday, 11 August 2019, 12:14 pm | United Nations
Three UN workers killed following Benghazi car bomb attack, as Security Council meets in emergency session, honours their ‘ultimate sacrifice’ More >>
Meaningful action needed to stop Israeli settlement building
Friday, 9 August 2019, 10:03 am | United Nations
GENEVA (8 August 2019) – UN human rights experts said the international community has a duty to stand by their collective promise to protect the rights of the Palestinian people, and to take decisive action to prevent Israel’s planned construction of ... More >>
Security Council gravely concerned by Ebola outbreak
Saturday, 3 August 2019, 3:47 pm | United Nations
Security Council gravely concerned by Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, demands immediate end to violence hampering response More >>
UN statement on Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Saturday, 3 August 2019, 3:45 pm | United Nations
The Secretary-General expresses his deep regret at the ending of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. He has consistently called on both the United States and the Russian Federation to resolve their differences through the consultation ... More >>
Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 10:40 am | United Nations
In the wake of the murder of indigenous leader Emrya Wajãpi in Brazil, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the country’s authorities to “react quickly and decisively” to protect the rights of indigenous peoples ... More >>
Indiscriminate blasts in Afghanistan must stop
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:06 pm | United Nations
The “deliberate targeting of educational facilities” during armed conflict is “a war crime”, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country’s ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Droughts leave millions food insecure
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:04 pm | United Nations
Severe drought has rendered more than a third of rural households in Zimbabwe – or around 3.5 million people – dangerously food insecure, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) revealed on Friday. Citing the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s ... More >>
Support DR Congo in fight against deadly Ebola virus
Saturday, 20 July 2019, 1:02 pm | United Nations
Don’t panic, support DR Congo in fight against deadly Ebola virus, UN health agency urges More >>
Guterres praises resilience of Mozambicans
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:23 am | United Nations
Pledging ongoing UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas, Guterres praises resilience of Mozambicans More >>
Developing countries should not be liable for emissions
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:21 am | United Nations
Developing countries should not be liable for emissions ‘accumulated throughout history’, key UN development forum hears More >>
Monsoon rains pound Rohingya refugee camps
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:20 am | United Nations
Since 4 July, heavy monsoon rains and wind have pounded the refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, with deaths, displacement and major damage following in their wake, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. “Those in the most vulnerable living ... More >>
UN briefing Note - Yemen
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:18 am | United Nations
We are deeply alarmed by the imposition of the death penalty on 30 people by the Specialised First Instance Criminal Court of the de facto authorities in Sana’a. The 30 men – most of whom are academics, students and politicians affiliated with ... More >>
UN chief welcomes Sudanese power-sharing deal
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 11:57 am | United Nations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was “encouraged” by reports of a newly-inked power-sharing deal between the Forces for Freedom and Change – a coalition of opposition and protest groups – and Sudan’s ruling military ... More >>
Six children among 53 fatalities after Libya airstrikes
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 11:55 am | United Nations
Six children among 53 confirmed fatalities after Libya detention centre airstrikes: Security Council condemns attack More >>
Scores of Rohingya refugee shelters in Bangladesh destroyed
Saturday, 6 July 2019, 11:54 am | United Nations
Heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh have drenched the Cox’s Bazar settlement, home to more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees, destroying some 273 shelters, and injuring 11 people, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The huge refugee camp has ... More >>
Myanmar: Call for continued pressure on human rights crisis
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 1:41 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (3 July 2019) – A UN human rights expert implored the international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar amid a deterioration of human rights in the country, citing concerns about possible war crimes in Rakhine State, the treatment of minorities, ... More >>
UN torture prevention body announces upcoming country visits
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 11:22 am | United Nations
GENEVA (July 1, 2019) — In the coming months, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit Australia, Croatia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nauru and Paraguay. The visits were decided during the Subcommittee’s confidential session held in ... More >>
UN Secretary-General remarks at Climate Summit Prep Meeting
Monday, 1 July 2019, 9:54 am | United Nations
Your Highness, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to join you today. I want to thank the leadership and people of the United Arab Emirates for hosting this important meeting, with the wonderful hospitality, and at the same time, ... More >>
End-of-mission statement of the UN Special Committee
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 11:10 am | United Nations
GENEVA / AMMAN (24 June 2019) – A United Nations committee* notes with deep concern the continued degradation of the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as a result of Israeli ... More >>
