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Somalia: .6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine

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Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to aid millions still on the brink of famine

“Somalia teetered on the brink of famine in recent months due to an historic drought characterized by five consecutive poor rainy seasons,” Mr. Abdelmoula said in Geneva. “The crisis is far…

5 April 2023 · 2 min read

New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger

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New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger

WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million…

5 April 2023 · 3 min read

Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

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Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

“We extend our heartfelt support and solidarity to the hundreds of thousands affected by Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded in the southern hemisphere,” the UN-appointed human rights experts said…

4 April 2023 · 3 min read

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Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session

An independent expert mandate on Haiti had been created by the Council in 1995 but then discontinued in 2017. The current resolution, calling for “coordinated and targeted international action”, was…

4 April 2023 · 3 min read

Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN

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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…

4 April 2023 · 4 min read

Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

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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…

4 April 2023 · 4 min read

Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

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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…

4 April 2023 · 5 min read

Humanitarians launch 7 million plan for Burkina Faso

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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…

4 April 2023 · 2 min read

New mechanism must track and tackle ‘gross’ violations in Libya

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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…

3 April 2023 · 3 min read

Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says

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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 -…

3 April 2023 · 4 min read