UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

“The Government of Iraq admittedly operates in a complex environment, including within the context of stalled government formation,” said the Update on Accountability in Iraq, jointly published by the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) and the UN human rights office, OHCHR. “However, continued impunity for killings, disappearances, abduction and torture…

UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

‘Any way you look at it, wars are evil’, UN Ukraine Crisis chief — Global Issues

UN News: The Russian war in Ukraine has reached a tragic milestone. Are there any hopes that this war will end anytime soon? Amin Awad: “There is optimism that the war will end, because neither Ukraine nor Russia can afford it. Ukraine is suffering from the loss of life, the destruction…

UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

Security Council debates tightening laws to deter crimes against humanity — Global Issues

Ambassadors were briefed by the President of the UN’s highest court, the UN human rights chief, and an Oxford University law professor, who advocated for the adoption of a convention on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.  A draft developed by the International Law Commission, a UN expert…

UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline — Global Issues

UNDP steps up efforts to keep Syrians off the daily breadline — Global Issues

Food insecurity in Syria has reached an historic high, amidst a downward socio-economic spiral, while humanitarian needs soar to peak levels. UNDP and other humanitarian partners are now ramping up their response, focusing on that most basic of needs – affordable, daily bread. Bolstering wheat-to-bread chain With an estimated 60…

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers — Global Issues

For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire from suspected members of a terrorist group using small arms and rocket launchers.  Four Jordanian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured in the attack, one of whom died from his injuries after being evacuated.  Under…

Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ — Global Issues

Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ — Global Issues

“Investigations are ongoing, but the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at the same time suggests there may have been undetected transmission for some time,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at WHO’s Geneva headquarters. There may have been undetected transmission for some time – WHO chief Be vigilant With most…

Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030 — Global Issues

Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030 — Global Issues

Currently, 733 million people worldwide still do not have access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people still cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment.  At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity by 2030 – 10 million more than projected last year. …

UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

Security Council urged to support efforts to end M23 insurgency in DR Congo — Global Issues

“It is imperative that this Council lend its full weight to ongoing regional efforts to defuse the situation and bring an end to the M23 insurgency, once and for all,” said Martha Pobee, an Assistant Secretary-General for the UN’s political affairs and peace operations, covering Africa.  Call to disarm  Civilians are…

UN report finds ‘limited progress’ on human rights protections for Iraqis — Global Issues

FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa — Global Issues

Food insecurity is soaring in the country, driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, low production of key staple crops due to infestation by pests and diseases, and economic turmoil.   .@UNCERF‘s largest allocation of funds to @FAO comes at a critical time. Thanks to…