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Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert'
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:22 pm | United Nations
Mohammed Yasin, 8, is amongst the Rohingyas refugee children living in shelters at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: UNICEF/UN0119119/Brown More >>
Iran urged to British-Iranian citizen after fresh charges
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:18 pm | United Nations
20 October 2017 – United Nations human rights experts have appealed to Iran to immediately release a jailed British-Iranian citizen, who is now facing fresh charges, and expressed “grave” concerns for her welfare. More >>
Strong civil society can push back
Friday, 20 October 2017, 7:44 pm | United Nations
Strong civil society can push back against 'major attack' on human rights, says senior UN rights official More >>
Africa's rapid urbanization can drive industrialization
Friday, 20 October 2017, 2:05 pm | United Nations
19 October 2017 – A United Nations report out Thursday makes concrete recommendations on how the right African policy framework can harness the continent's rapid urban transition to drive industrial development. More >>
UN rights chief rebukes notion multilateralism is a threat
Friday, 20 October 2017, 2:01 pm | United Nations
In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world More >>
#MeToo movement stems from impunity and culture of silence
Friday, 20 October 2017, 1:58 pm | United Nations
19 October 2017 – Casual indifference to sexual harassment is unacceptable, the head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today said, urging women and men to change their response to acts of sexual aggression. More >>
Humanitarian response in wake of Mogadishu bombings
Friday, 20 October 2017, 1:48 pm | United Nations
19 October 2017 – The United Nations family of agencies and programmes is continuing to roll out its response in support of the recovery and clean-up effort in Mogadishu following Saturday’s massive car bomb blast, which killed some 300 people, injured ... More >>
UN Scales Up Response as Libyan Fighting Displaces Thousands
Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:08 am | United Nations
13 October 2017 – United Nations relief agencies have upped their response in western Libya’s Sabratha region following intensification of conflict that has already driven over 15,000 people from their homes. More >>
UN Chief Urges Need to Revive Political Process in Syria
Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:04 am | United Nations
Watchful of the situation in Raqqa, Syria, UN chief urges need to revive political process More >>
UN Ramps Up Aid Delivery to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Friday, 20 October 2017, 10:13 am | United Nations
13 October 2017 – The speed and scale of people fleeing Myanmar has triggered a humanitarian emergency in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of refugees now depend on humanitarian assistance for shelter, food, water and other life-saving ... More >>
UN forecasts 14M Made Homeless Each Year by Disasters
Friday, 20 October 2017, 10:11 am | United Nations
13 October 2017 – Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace nearly 14 million people worldwide each year, warns a United Nations-backed study released Friday – International ... More >>
UN "Deeply Concerned" Over Arrests of LGBT People
Friday, 20 October 2017, 10:09 am | United Nations
UN rights office 'deeply concerned' over arrests of LGBT people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia More >>
Malta Must Bring Daphne Caruana Galizia's Killers to Justice
Friday, 20 October 2017, 10:07 am | United Nations
Malta must bring killers of Daphne Caruana Galizia to justice and protect journalists – UN experts More >>
IMF Needs Radical Reform to Halt "Failed Policies"
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 8:47 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (17 October 2017) – The lending policies of the International Monetary Fund are actively undermining some of the UN’s human rights and development priorities, as well as promoting the “failed” policies of privatization and “austerity”, ... More >>
UN Rights Experts Urge Iran to Halt Execution of Juvenile
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 8:29 am | United Nations
GENEVA (18 October 2017) – UN human rights experts* have made an urgent appeal to Iran to halt the execution of Amirhossein Pourjafar, who was 16 years of age when he was sentenced to death. The execution is scheduled to take place tomorrow. More >>
The State of World Population 2017
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 8:27 am | United Nations
Unchecked inequality, failure to protect the rights of poorest women could threaten unrest, undermine peace and world's development goals, new UNFPA report warns More >>
Sanctions Bring Suffering Not Solutions, UN Expert Warns
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 8:21 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (18 October 2017) – Unilateral sanctions are not the answer to the crises being faced in the world today, and the international community should not impose them, United Nations Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy has said. More >>
Victims should take centre-stage in corporate human rights
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 9:01 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (17 October 2017) – Victims seeking redress for corporate human rights abuses are suffering intimidation, harassment, detention and in some cases even murder, a group of UN experts has warned, setting out new proposals to give victims a key ... More >>
France must act to end segregation and inequality
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 8:59 am | United Nations
GENEVA / PARIS (17 October 2017) – “To achieve equal citizenship for persons with disabilities, France needs to end segregation and move towards inclusive services and support in the community”, UN disability rights expert Catalina Devandas warned. More >>
Kenya must lift protest ban and end police brutality - UN
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 9:03 am | United Nations
GENEVA (16 October 2017) – Kenya must lift its newly-imposed ban on protests in key cities, end police brutality during demonstrations, and halt attacks on the judiciary and civil society in the tense run-up to presidential elections on 26 October, a ... More >>
