Human Rights
First Person: Journeys of resilience in Ukraine
Manfred Profazi, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has been touring some of the regions in Ukraine which have been most seriously affected by over 13 months of conflict following…
Human Rights
‘Bring them home’: UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children
Children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, together with Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the protection…
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Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was still “a humanitarian emergency where we look at, ‘What do the survivors need? How can we support those…
Human Rights
Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat
“The wave of deadly violence sweeping through the occupied West Bank since the beginning of this year is the inexorable consequence of an acquisitive and repressive occupation with no end…
Human Rights
Guatemala: Türk alarmed by reprisals against anti-corruption officials
Mr. Türk’s warning comes amid the reported harassment and prosecution of justice officials involved with the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity (CICIG), including, most recently, former Commissioner Francisco Dall’Anese. The UN rights chief called…
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ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria
Hundreds of thousands of workers in both countries have lost their livelihoods because of the earthquakes, preliminary findings showed in the new ILO assessments of the disaster’s impact on the…
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Ukraine: End war so children can ‘regain their childhoods’
Some 13 months of often brutal fighting and attacks on civilians since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine began, have left millions displaced, with key civilian infrastructure in need of urgent…
UNEP/Lisa Murray - A boy collects water from a rehabilitated catchment basin in Sudan’s southern White Nile state.
Africa
Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis
Launched ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the new edition of the UN World Water Development Report focuses on twin themes of partnerships and cooperation. Published by the UN Education,…
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UNICEF alert to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen
Eight brutal years of conflict have left around 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and many of their families facing serious malnourishment. “The lives of millions of vulnerable…
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Deadly Syria earthquake provides chance to move forward: UN envoy
War-torn Syria and neighbouring Türkiye were rocked by twin earthquakes on 6 February, which killed more than 56,000 people and caused widespread destruction, displacing millions. “The situation today is…