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Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists

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Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists

“We are outraged that those searching for forcibly disappeared family members and loved ones continue to be targeted and face violence in Mexico,” they said in a statement, issued in the wake of…

8 September 2023 · 3 min read

More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF

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More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF

The conflict in Sudan has uprooted more than two million children – an average of more than 700 newly displaced every hour, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. …

7 September 2023 · 1 min read

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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating that developed countries’ “persistent refusal” to waive COVID-19…

7 September 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians

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Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a “lost generation” of children…

7 September 2023 · 1 min read

Syria – UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

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Syria – UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

The United Nations announced that it has conducted 200 cross-border aid missions into northwest Syria from Türkiye since the February earthquakes

7 September 2023 · 2 min read

Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief

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Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief

The desperate situation prompted a tweet on Friday from Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths calling for an immediate end to the fighting. “This carnage needs to stop” said the UN…

7 September 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an additional allocation of $20 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to aid…

7 September 2023 · 1 min read

Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

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Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into…

7 September 2023 · 3 min read

Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on…

7 September 2023 · 1 min read

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Ukraine

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First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Ukraine

Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General for Operations with the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), vividly describes what it was like spending a week in Ukraine and Moldova, meeting some…

7 September 2023 · 1 min read