Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, called for greater efforts to spare and protect civilians. The Mission has been in the country since 2014, when it began work documenting violations in the east stemming from the fighting between Government forces and pro-Russian separatists. Ms….
“Ethiopia is facing a very difficult humanitarian situation to say the least,” Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York at a regular press briefing. Over 24 million people have received humanitarian assistance this year, including food aid for more than 20 million, agriculture assistance as well as water,…
During a raid last week, the Israeli army broke into and shut down the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian groups operating in Ramallah, located in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). “These actions amount to severe suppression of human rights defenders and are illegal and unacceptable,” the experts said,…
The “sad and tragic milestone” coincided with Ukraine’s 31st anniversary of independence, and Mr. Guterres congratulated the country’s people. Today marks a sad and tragic milestone – six months since Russia’s 24 February invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of civilians have been killed. Millions have been displaced. The people of Ukraine…
Following criminal proceedings over the death of a 21-year-old student who was subject to the brutal practice in the Bonthe District, three Special Rapporteurs issued a statement condemning female genital mutilation as “a grave form of violence against women and girls that amounts to torture”. “It violates the fundamental rights of its victims,…
An International Labour Organisation report found that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted youth employment more than any other group. Credit: Dominic Chavez/World Bank by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Inter Press Service United Nations, Aug 24 (IPS) – When COVID-19 prompted economic shutdowns across the globe, many analysts predicted…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm) Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Aug 24 (IPS) – When I was a child, a friend asked me: “How would you describe a tree to someone who has never seen one?” I looked at the trees surrounding us and realised it was impossible,…
Before dawn on 24 February, Kharkiv took a fierce hit. Within 24 hours, Russian troops had reached the northern suburbs, just 30 kilometres from the Ukraine-Russia border. Despite outnumbering the Ukrainian forces, the invading army was unable to enter the city. “I am from Kharkiv, from the largest residential area…
Rohingya refugee girl Rohima Akter, 13, is excited about learning to write in the Burmese language in the UNICEF learning centre in Cox’s Bazar. The new curriculum provides Rohingya refugee children with formal and standardized education. Credit: UNICEF Bangladesh by Joyce Chimbi (united nations) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Inter Press Service…
Displaced children in Burundi wait for class to begin. Credit: ECW/Amizero by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Inter Press Service United Nations, Aug 23 (IPS) – Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support efforts on facilitating education…
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