Firefighters stand outside the building after the explosion. A number of police officers and firefighters were injured in an explosion in a residential building in the German city of Ratingen. Police and firefighters were called to assist a homeless man. According to the police spokesperson, as soon as the policemen reached the building, there was…
A court in the United Arab Emirates has given justice to a private company that hired an assistant Arab engineer as a farmer. According to Arab media, the Ras Al Khaimah Civil Court in the UAE has ordered the private company to pay the assistant engineer 25.7 thousand dirhams, repatriation ticket and case fees as…
“I am deeply concerned about increased bias-motivated incidents of harassment, threats, and violence against LGBT people, including a rampant surge in hate crimes in the UK,” said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the human rights expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, who completed an official visit to the country on…
Unless donors meet the gap, 60 per cent of the people the agency assists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will no longer be receiving food assistance in June, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced, adding that by August, the agency will be forced to completely suspend operations in the West Bank and Gaza. “Desperate times…
To date, four warrants have been issued and two others are in the application process, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said, highlighting this key step as recognizing the rights of victims to justice. “If this Council’s referrals are to be vindicated, it requires everyone to step up,” he said. “Partnerships are key to justice.” The Council…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking to journalists in Geneva, a day after the emergency committee which made the emergency recommendation last July, advised the Director-General to declare it over. ‘Significant challenges’ remain “However, as with COVID-19, that does not mean that the work is over. Mpox continues to pose significant public health challenges that need…
That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to discuss the future of the Initiative, with senior official from the signatories to the deal, Russia, and Ukraine, together with the UN and Türkiye, which also mediated the agreement. Vital for global food…
The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. UN rights chief Volker Türk opened the meeting condemning the “wanton violence” which has brought more hunger, deprivation and displacement upon the Sudanese people, while…
The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in response to an announcement by the Taliban-appointed Supreme Court in favour of punishments including stoning, flogging and burying people under a wall. Women most vulnerable The de facto deputy chief of the court,…
A number of vehicles caught fire while one person was injured in an explosion in the city of Milan, Italy. Italian media say that the explosion occurred in the van from which oxygen cylinders were being delivered. No casualties have yet been reported, with thick black smoke billowing from the scene as firefighters battled the…
