Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council — Global Issues

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council — Global Issues

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 by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. UN rights chief Volker Türk opened the meeting condemning the “wanton violence” which has brought more…

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council — Global Issues

Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments — Global Issues

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 Court in favour of punishments including stoning, flogging and burying people under a wall. Women most vulnerable The de facto…

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council — Global Issues

Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert — Global Issues

“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 human rights expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, who completed an official…

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council — Global Issues

Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry — Global Issues

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 Food Programme (WFP) announced, adding that by August, the agency will be forced to completely suspend operations in the West…

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest — Global Issues

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest — Global Issues

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday after locusts were spotted in the country’s north and northeast. FAO said that a “full outbreak” this year could destroy up to 1.2 million metric tonnes of wheat, or a quarter of the total annual harvest. FAO Representative…

Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan — Global Issues

Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan — Global Issues

Mr. Khan pleaded not guilty to corruption charges on Wednesday, appearing before a judge at a police guest house, which also served as a court room, according to news reports. Multiple charges His appearance there, reportedly coincided with an indictment by the High Court in Islamabad, in a separate corruption…

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza — Global Issues

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza — Global Issues

“I am deeply alarmed by developments in Gaza after Israel launched a military operation this morning targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ),” said Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The Israeli airstrikes inside Gaza resulted in the killing of 13 Palestinians, including…

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM — Global Issues

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM — Global Issues

Speaking at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, IOM’s spokesperson Paul Dillon said that according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, more than 700,000 people were now internally displaced by the fighting, which began on 15 April. The number of IDPs increased in many areas, including the capital,…