Russia declines UN request for aid access to areas flooded by Ukraine dam breach

PNP DeskJune 18, 2023September 13, 202402 mins

The destruction earlier this month of the Soviet-era dam and hydroelectric plant in an area reportedly under Russian control since its invasion in 2022, has caused widespread flooding across southern Ukraine, washing away homes, destroying sanitation and sewage systems and crippling water supplies. In a statement, Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown vowed that the UN would…

New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR

PNP DeskMarch 8, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their lives to cross the English Channel in small boats. Instead, these asylum-seekers would face detention and deportation, without having their individual circumstances examined. “This would be a clear breach of…