Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity

adminMay 21, 2024September 20, 202408 mins

Speaking at the opening of a two-day meeting on harnessing the power of migration, IOM Director General Amy Pope expressed hope that participants will help deliver prosperity, benefits and innovations for migrants and for their countries of origin and destination. Roughly 281 million people worldwide are one the move, representing around 3.6 per cent of…

Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears

adminMarch 7, 2023September 10, 202408 mins

“It is hard to imagine peace while State actors continue to be involved in gross human rights violations,” said Commission member Barney Afako, presenting the latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “A true demonstration of the Government’s stated commitments to peace and human rights would involve dismissing the responsible officials and initiating…