Unexploded ordnance leaves dark legacy for Gaza, warn mine action experts
Briefing reporters late last month, UN Mine Action Service officers said the war has already left behind around 37 million tonnes of debris, and it could take 14 years to…
Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war
Suffering is growing too and is likely to get worse, Justin Brady, head of the UN humanitarian relief office, OCHA, in Sudan, warned UN News. “Without more resources, not only…
Ethiopia: Prioritize victims amidst legacy of rights abuses, UN office urges
A joint report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission emphasized the need to implement all components of transitional…
109-year-old Tulsa Massacre survivor reflects on legacy of slavery in UN visit
Together with her grandson, Ike Howard, the 109-year-old Ms. Fletcher came to UN Headquarters this week to commemorate the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International Day of Remembrance…
Mandela’s legacy thrives as today’s blueprint for prisoners’ rights
Nearly 12 million people are imprisoned globally, with almost one third awaiting sentencing, at a time when prisons are overcrowded in half of all countries, according to a new UN…
USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say
During the visit, the Mechanism visited Washington DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and New York City saying in a press release, that it had been pleased to learn about…
The deadly legacy of landmines
Born into peace but maimed by a weapon of war Two deminers work to decontaminate the land in Bunia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Minga had never owned a…
DPR Korea: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances
A new report by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) details enforced disappearances and abductions dating back to 1950. Heart-breaking testimony from some 80 victims shows how the crimes have…
Fight slavery’s ‘legacy of racism’ through education: Guterres
He said the history of slavery is one of suffering and barbarity that shows humanity at its worst. “But it is also a history of awe-inspiring courage that shows human…