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Ukraine: Imperative to ‘explore all options’ to reach civilians – UN relief chief

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Ukraine: Imperative to ‘explore all options’ to reach civilians – UN relief chief

Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that it was “imperative that we explore all options to reach civilians”, stressing that all parties to the fighting must allow and facilitate the “rapid…

15 May 2023 · 4 min read

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International

Avoiding disaster in a dangerous world

More people globally are being affected by disasters than ever before, despite the adoption of a UN-backed international disaster reduction agreement in 2015.

13 May 2023 · 6 min read

Migration crisis in Americas – New restrictions on migrants and refugees

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Migration crisis in Americas – New restrictions on migrants and refugees

The U.S. lifting of a COVID-19 pandemic measure, known as Title 42, has led to new restrictions on migrants and refugees. UN agencies called for broad multilateral action to regularize…

12 May 2023 · 4 min read

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

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Human Rights

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

That’s according to a fact-finding report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released on Friday, on what the Malian authorities had described as an anti-terrorist military operation against an al-Qaeda-affiliated group…

12 May 2023 · 2 min read

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

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Human Rights

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

Volker Perthes – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country (UNITAMS) – underscored that the rival military leaderships…

12 May 2023 · 4 min read

Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

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Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to discuss the future of the Initiative, with senior…

11 May 2023 · 3 min read

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

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Human Rights

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

“I am deeply concerned about increased bias-motivated incidents of harassment, threats, and violence against LGBT people, including a rampant surge in hate crimes in the UK,” said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the…

11 May 2023 · 3 min read

Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry

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Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry

Unless donors meet the gap, 60 per cent of the people the agency assists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will no longer be receiving food assistance in June, the World…

11 May 2023 · 5 min read

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

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Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in response to an announcement by the Taliban-appointed Supreme…

11 May 2023 · 2 min read

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Human Rights

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led…

11 May 2023 · 5 min read