Saudi Arabia a strategic partner in UN support for Palestine refugees, amid concern over escalating violence

PNP DeskJanuary 31, 2023September 9, 202403 mins

In a first since 2020, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini visited Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Longtime Saudi solidarity with Palestine refugees topped the agenda of his talks with the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed ElKhereji, and the Supervisor-General of the King Salman Humanitarian…

Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts

PNP DeskJanuary 27, 2023September 9, 202405 mins

“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, ‘joint enterprise’ convictions, and the dehumanising nature”, of the so-called ‘stop and search’ policing strategy, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in a statement at the end of an official…