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UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to withdraw from grain deal

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UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to withdraw from grain deal

Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports expired on…

17 July 2023 · 3 min read

Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound

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Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound

Global immunisation services reached four million more children in 2022, compared with the previous year as countries increase efforts meant to combat the historic backsliding in immunisation triggered by the…

17 July 2023 · 4 min read

Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end

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Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end

He was speaking in Geneva at the annual meeting on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, referencing in-depth conversations he had had in recent months with Indigenous representatives during missions to…

17 July 2023 · 3 min read

Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

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Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, were responding to the 31-year-old United States citizen’s…

17 July 2023 · 3 min read

Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says

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Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says

“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…

15 July 2023 · 3 min read

Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

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Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

The demonstrations began over what many Kenyans view as unfair tax hikes and rising inflation in the country, according to news reports.OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurance issued a statement condemning the violence,…

14 July 2023 · 2 min read

Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

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Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore…

14 July 2023 · 13 min read

Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption

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Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption

“The continuous decline in water quality due to increased salinity levels in its composition is alarming. This situation significantly impacts vulnerable groups, such as children and adolescents, pregnant women and…

13 July 2023 · 2 min read

Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans

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Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans

According to the experts, hundreds of Eritreans were also subjected to summary deportations at the end of June.“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the experts, including Mohamed Babiker, Special…

13 July 2023 · 3 min read

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