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Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’

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Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’

That’s the message from UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to ending the epidemic, which said on Thursday that truly eradicating it boils down to a “political and financial choice”. The agency’s…

13 July 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

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Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

The agency plans to reach and assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families, estimated at around five million people.Combatting the crisisThe fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)…

13 July 2023 · 2 min read

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave

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Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave

The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR,…

13 July 2023 · 3 min read

UN rights experts denounce forced evictions of Palestinian families

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UN rights experts denounce forced evictions of Palestinian families

In a news release issued by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), the experts said it was “deeply shocking and heartbreaking” to see an elderly Palestinian couple, Nora Ghaith and Mustafa…

12 July 2023 · 3 min read

Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

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Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23…

12 July 2023 · 2 min read

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

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Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World revealed that between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million, representing an…

12 July 2023 · 2 min read

Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts

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Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts

‘Chilling effect’Odhikar has “documented enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings and cooperated with UN human rights mechanisms in this context,” the three experts said.“Such reprisals also have a chilling effect and…

11 July 2023 · 2 min read

Türk calls for respect of religious symbols as rights council urgently debates Quran burnings

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Türk calls for respect of religious symbols as rights council urgently debates Quran burnings

Addressing the Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk noted that the tome was the “core of faith” for well over one billion Muslims. Those who…

11 July 2023 · 3 min read

Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline

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Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline

The disruption comes as humanitarian needs are at an all-time high after more than 12 years of war and in the wake of the devastating double earthquakes that struck the…

11 July 2023 · 4 min read

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world…’

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Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world…’

Among the exhibit’s visitors were members of the Mothers of Srebrenica, an association that united thousands of people – mothers, sisters, and wives – who have lost loved ones in…

11 July 2023 · 5 min read