Human Rights
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN
“Our colleagues on the ground at the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members of the…
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Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn
“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a statement issued under the Committee’s early warning and…
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Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including…
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Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso
The funding will support some 3.1 million people, as the West African country continues to face the worst humanitarian crisis in its history. Armed group activity, and military operations, have…
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New mechanism must track and tackle ‘gross’ violations in Libya
“Libyan authorities, armed groups, smugglers, and human traffickers should not assume that the eyes of the international community have now left Libya,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…
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Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says
The report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes - including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings -…
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Child deaths hit ‘tragic milestone’ in Ukraine
“Since the escalation of the war, at least 501 children have been killed,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “This is another tragic milestone for Ukraine’s children and families.” OHCHR’s…
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Republic of Korea: Breaking barriers, one brushstroke at a time
“There is no such thing as disability in the world of art,” said Soomi Jeon, Director of the Vichae Art Museum. “We often think the persons with disabilities are the…
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Celebrate diverse contributions of persons with autism, UN chief says
“Today and every day, let us fully recognize the active and diverse contributions of persons with autism to our societies,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “Let us work together with…
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First Person: ‘Simple dreams’ of Syrians following earthquake
Shirin Yaseen from the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General visited northwestern Syria as part of an interagency mission to assess the situation there. “On the day we visited Jindairis…