Syria still mired in division, top UN envoy tells Security Council

adminJuly 24, 2023September 15, 202405 mins

“I hope they will soon, because if not, it will be another missed opportunity to help the Syrian conflict to come to a negotiated end, at a time when the impact of the crisis is deepening,” Geir Pedersen said, briefing the Security Council. While there had been positive humanitarian gestures following the devastating earthquakes in…

Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk

adminJanuary 27, 2023September 9, 202407 mins

“By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social and cultural, as much as civil and political – Myanmar has profoundly regressed,” he said. “Despite clear legal obligations for the military to protect civilians in the conduct of hostilities, there has been consistent disregard for the related rules of…