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UM Sec-Gen on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Friday, 27 July 2018, 9:56 am | United Nations
Trafficking in persons is a vile crime that feeds on inequalities, instability and conflict. Human traffickers profit from peoples’ hopes and despair. They prey on the vulnerable and rob them of their fundamental rights. More >>
Spain: UN experts welcome proposal for Truth Commission
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 1:45 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (25 July 2018) - A group of UN human rights experts* have commended the Spanish Government for its proposal to create a Truth Commission and for its commitment to drawing up plans to search for those who disappeared during the civil war and Franco's ... More >>
Deep alarm at reports of serious rights breaches in Cameroon
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 1:43 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (25 July 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed deep alarm at persistent reports of human rights violations and abuses in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, as ... More >>
In Gaza, UN envoy urges factions to step back from war
Monday, 16 July 2018, 2:11 pm | United Nations
In Gaza, UN envoy urges Israel, Palestinian factions to step back from brink of a war that ‘everybody will lose’ With a ceasefire largely holding after a day-long flare-up in fighting between Israel and Gaza militants, the United Nation envoy on ... More >>
Pakistan: UN strongly condemns terrorist attack
Sunday, 15 July 2018, 3:18 pm | United Nations
Pakistan: UN strongly condemns terrorist attack that leaves scores dead and wounded at election rally More >>
UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration
Saturday, 14 July 2018, 12:31 pm | United Nations
‘Historic moment’ for people on the move, as UN agrees first-ever Global Compact on migration For the first time ever, United Nations Member States have agreed an all-encompassing Global Compact to better manage international migration, address ... More >>
UN chief pushes for greater benefits from new technology
Friday, 13 July 2018, 10:38 am | United Nations
A high-profile group of tech experts has been assembled at the request of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, tasked with putting the benefits of digital technology to more effective use, while also protecting against unwanted ... More >>
UN forum spotlights cities struggle for sustainability
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 4:19 pm | United Nations
UN forum spotlights cities, where struggle for sustainability ‘will be won or lost’ Although cities are often characterized by stark socioeconomic inequalities and poor environmental conditions, they also offer growth and development potential ... More >>
Migrant Smuggling Networks Outmanoeuvring Law Enforcement
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 3:57 pm | United Nations
UN: Migrant Smuggling Networks Outmanoeuvring Law Enforcement in the Asia-Pacific Region Bangkok (Thailand), 12 July 2018 – Every country in the Asia-Pacific region is affected by migrant smuggling, and the ability of smuggling networks to adapt ... More >>
Myanmar: Grave concern at charges against journalist
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 12:03 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (11 July 2018) – UN human rights experts* expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under the 1923 Official Secrets Act in connection with their investigations into a massacre at Inn Din village, ... More >>
Forests ‘essential’ for the future
Saturday, 7 July 2018, 1:20 pm | United Nations
Forests ‘essential’ for the future, UN agriculture chief spells out in new report Time is running out for the world’s forests, warns a new report by the United Nations agriculture agency, urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit ... More >>
Continuing persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar - Zeid
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 10:03 am | United Nations
Newly arrived refugees interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office describe continuing violence, persecution and human rights violations, including killings and the burning of Rohingya homes, as well as the erosion of their legal personality and rights. ... More >>
India: hundreds of “fake encounter” killings
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 9:49 am | United Nations
India: UN experts call for urgent progress in investigation of hundreds of “fake encounter” killings More >>
China: UN experts worried about Liu Xia’s health
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 9:46 am | United Nations
GENEVA (4 July 2018) – UN human rights experts* are deeply concerned over the mental health of human rights defender Liu Xia, and are renewing their call for her release. More >>
UN chief applauds Bangladesh for ‘opening borders’
Monday, 2 July 2018, 3:04 pm | United Nations
UN chief applauds Bangladesh for ‘opening borders’ to Rohingya refugees in need 1 July 2018 Migrants and Refugees United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Bangladesh for giving a safe haven to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya ... More >>
Failure to Review Convictions of Maldives Judges
Friday, 29 June 2018, 8:58 am | United Nations
GENEVA (28 June 2018) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, expressed dismay at the Supreme Court’s decision not to accept the application made by two convicted Supreme Court justices to have ... More >>
‘Agile’, Multilateral Response Vital to Combat Terrorism
Friday, 29 June 2018, 8:55 am | United Nations
Addressing a high-level conference on counter-terrorism , Secretary-General António Guterres underscored that working together must be the “top priority.” More >>
Children Faced with Unspeakable Violence in Conflict
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 1:56 pm | United Nations
Children Faced with Unspeakable Violence in Conflict as Number of Grave Violations Increased in 2017 More >>
Must stop a devastating battle to the end in southwest Syria
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 12:13 pm | United Nations
We must stop a devastating ‘battle to the end’ in southwest Syria, declares UN envoy More >>
World Drug Report 2018
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 2:55 pm | United Nations
New York/Vienna/Geneva/Nairobi, 26 June 2018 - The non-medical use of prescription drugs is becoming a major threat to public health and law enforcement worldwide with opioids causing the most harm and accounting for 76 per cent of deaths where drug ... More >>
