Between January 2019 and June 2022, the agency documented 759 individual attacks against journalists, including five killings, during 89 elections in 70 countries. Most of these attacks – which included beating and arbitrary arrest – were committed by police and security forces. Attacked from all around The findings come in a report published in tandem with the International Day to End…
The resolution breaks the deadlock at the UN over a response to the Israel-Palestine crisis which erupted on 7 October, where Member States on the Security Council have failed to reach agreement on four draft resolutions. Voting result The breakdown of the recorded vote, conducted shortly before 4 PM (New York time), included 120 members…
UN News is winding down live coverage of today’s events in the Council soon. For full blow by blow coverage of the debate so far and the speakers still to come on the Israel-Palestine crisis, you can visit our special UN Meetings Coverage Section, here. Syria Syria’s Representative Al Haka Dindi, said Israel’s criminal and…
“This is one of the largest protection crises that we are faced with today,” said Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. “Inside Sudan itself there are a lot of people in urban settings that are affected equally and who do not have the resources to…
UNHCR’s representative in Niger, Emmanuel Gignac, said that sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last month’s military takeover do not include any exemptions for humanitarian aid. Mr. Gignac observed that food and commodity prices, already climbing before this crisis, jumped after sanctions were introduced. If humanitarians…
The effects of climate change (global warming) have been gradually affecting the entire world for the past decade. Hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, heavy rains and floods are wreaking havoc in every region. For the past several decades, scientists in developed countries were constantly predicting the occurrence of such tragedies. That is why these countries adapted…
During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month ago. Protecting refugee rights “The Pylos tragedy and the other devastating tragedies in the Mediterranean underscore the primacy of saving lives and protecting the rights of people forced to flee. This was my message to…
Social protection provides a safety net for the vulnerable through policies and programmes that offer financial assistance, healthcare coverage and social insurance. “It helps prevent social exclusion and promotes social inclusion,” said Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of human rights office OHCHR. Long-term gender gap The long-term gender…
Photo courtesy: AP. Russia suspends implementation of Black Sea Grain Agreement According to the news agency from London, Great Britain has expressed security over the Russian decision to stop the implementation of the grain agreement. According to the news agency, the British Foreign Ministry from London says that by unilaterally terminating the grain agreement, Russia…
File photo The Sindh Assembly passed the Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Young Children Nutrition Bill. In this regard, Parliamentary Secretary Health Qasim Soomro has said that after the approval of the assembly, the bill has been sent to the governor for signature, the purpose of the breastfeeding law is to protect children from…
