Restricted fuel deliveries curtail aid efforts in Gaza amid fresh attacks on schools

adminNovember 18, 2023September 17, 202407 mins

Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said amid reports of fresh attacks on schools and other civilian infrastructure and rising needs among more than 1.5 million displaced Gazans. Fuel deliveries for aid operations have been largely prohibited since Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October left at least…

Cambodia: UN rights chief regrets ‘severely restricted’ poll and opposition clampdown

adminJuly 26, 2023September 15, 202403 mins

In a news release issued by his Office, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, denounced “constant shrinkage” in Cambodia’s democratic space in recent years, which he said is undermining citizen’s fundamental freedoms and their right to participate in the public square. In the lead up to the elections, Cambodia’s National Election Committee disqualified…