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19-09-2023 | Edited News

Health emergency in Sudan: UNHCR - UNICEF - WHO

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A deadly combination of a suspected measles outbreak and high malnutrition have led to the deaths of 1,200 refugee children under five in Sudan’s White Nile State while many thousands more, including newborns, are at risk of death by the end of the year, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

19-09-2023 | Edited News

Libya floods: Update humanitarian situation - UNHCR, UNDP

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As UN humanitarian responders continue their work in the worst-hit areas of Derna after two dams collapsed upstream of the coastal city of Derna, the magnitude of the disaster continues to unfold, they said on Tuesday. “The situation on the ground is catastrophic,” said Rana Ksaifi, Assistant Chief of Mission in Libya for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

18-09-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

HRC Press conference: International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia - 18 September 2023

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Subject: Launch of the Commission’s latest report to the Human Rights Council.

15-09-2023 | Edited News

Urgent need for bold action on economic, social and cultural rights- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk statement to the 54th HRC. 15 September 2023

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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday presented a report on Economic, Social and Cultural rights and COVID-19 Recovery at the 54th Human Rights Council.

15-09-2023 | Edited News

Updates on Libya and Morocco: UN Emergency Relief Coordinator

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While UN humanitarians scale up the response to survivors of the flood disaster in Libya which wiped out entire neighborhoods and left thousands dead and many more missing, the UN’s aid chief warned on Friday that mental health care will be a huge issue for survivors of that catastrophe and the Moroccan earthquake last week.

14-09-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

WMO Press conference: Launch of United in Science report 14 September 2023

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The world is far from meeting its climate goals, seriously undermining efforts to tackle hunger, poverty and ill-health, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.

12-09-2023 | Edited News

Sudan: Five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction - Volker Türk

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“This Friday, Sudan will mark five months of futility. Five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction. Since the conflict began, the people of Sudan have been caught up in an endless cycle of violence generated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). There is no reprieve in sight,” Türk said. 

12-09-2023 | Edited News

Nicaragua: widespread deterioration of human rights - Volker Türk

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« Me entristece profundamente el continuo y generalizado deterioro de los derechos humanos en Nicaragua. Castigar y encerrar a quienes expresan sus opiniones, e intensificar aún más el aislamiento del país, son políticas que no sirven a los intereses del pueblo nicaragüense, ni siquiera de las autoridades », UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council today.

12-09-2023 | Edited News

Afghanistan: human rights in a state of collapse - Volker Türk

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“Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse, acutely affecting the lives of millions of women, men, girls and boys,” UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council today.

12-09-2023 | Edited News

Libya flooding: WHO - IFRC - IOM

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UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday.

12-09-2023 | Edited News

COI Syria Presser 12SEP2023

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Urgent response needed to increased fighting and plummeting economy in Syria - UN Syria Commission of Inquiry warns

11-09-2023 | Edited News

Climate change: spiraling human rights crisis - Volker Türk

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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday flagged climate change as a “spiralling human rights emergency for many countries”, as he called for decisive action to tackle the global planetary crisis.

11-09-2023 | Edited News

Myanmar report: Special Rapporteur and Human Rights Chief, HRC54 - 11 September 2023

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Serious international crimes continue to be inflicted against the people in Myanmar by the country’s military junta and affiliate militias, while armed conflict has intensified substantially, top UN-appointed independent rights experts maintained at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday.

11-09-2023 | Edited News

Global update on human rights by UN Human Rights Chief - 11 September 2023

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday called for a focus on development and human rights to help us chart our way out of multiple and inter-locking crises.

08-09-2023 | Edited News

DRC: Violence against children - UNICEF

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Amid record levels of violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on Friday that the country has the world’s highest number of children being raped and killed on a daily basis.

06-09-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

WMO Press conference 06 September 2023

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Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

05-09-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights Briefing by Marta Hurtado on Migrants at the Darien Gap, Panama.

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The UN Human Rights Office today highlighted the risks and vulnerabilities faced by an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees who are crossing the Darien Gap – the dense tropical jungle that separates Colombia and Panama – on their journey towards North America.

05-09-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights briefing by Ravina Shamdasani on Bangladesh.

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The UN Human Rights Chief today voiced concern at the continued intimidation and harassment of human rights advocates and civil society leaders through legal proceedings in Bangladesh, including Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, known for his work on poverty alleviation through Grameen Bank, and two leaders of the respected human rights organization Odhikar.

05-09-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UNIDIR Press Conference - Launch of the Cluster Munition Monitor 2023 report - 05 September 2023

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The number of civilians killed and injured by cluster munitions in the past year has reached with more than 1,000 casualties - the highest number ever recorded - mostly owing to their use in the Ukraine war, said the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) civil society group on Tuesday.

01-09-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on DRC

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“We are extremely alarmed that at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured during demonstrations on Wednesday in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters on Friday.

01-09-2023 | Edited News

Urgent action for Niger crises - IOM

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The UN migration agency (IOM) strongly advocated on Friday for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to organize the safe, dignified and voluntary return of migrants stranded in Niger to their countries of origin and facilitate aid delivery to conflict-affected areas.

29-08-2023 | Edited News

Deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia - OHCHR

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At least 183 people have been killed in clashes since July. The situation worsened considerably in Amhara region, following a flare-up in clashes between the Ethiopian military and the regional Fano militia, and the declaration of a state of emergency on 4 August.

29-08-2023 | Edited News

Widespread learning loss for Ukraine’s children - UNICEF

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Many of Ukraine’s 6.7 million children will be missing out again on their education at the start of the new school year amid "relentless" Russian attacks on schools, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

29-08-2023 | Edited News

Protection crisis Niger - UNHCR

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The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, sounded the alarm on Tuesday about the “crisis of uncertainty” that is developing in Niger following last month's military takeover.

29-08-2023 | Edited News

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality in southeast Asia - OHCHR

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Victims are being forcibly engaged by organised criminal gangs into online criminality, from romance-investment scams and crypto fraud to illegal gambling according to a report released today by the UN Human Rights Office.

25-08-2023 | Edited News

War and hunger in Sudan OCHA - UNICEF - WHO

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War and hunger are “fueling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions” that could destroy Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.

22-08-2023 | Edited News

Extreme weather Update - WMO

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Heatwaves continue as freezing point reaches new high: WMO

22-08-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights Briefing by Jeremy Laurence on Afghanistan.

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At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, spokesperson Jeremy Laurence made the following comments on Afghanistan.

18-08-2023 | Edited News

Impact of heatwave - WMO

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Weather-related disasters and climate change are ‘unravelling the fabric of society’ in southwest Pacific, WMO warn

18-08-2023 | Edited News

Niger Human Rights Update - OHCHR

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UN rights chief Volker Türk calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger

15-08-2023 | Edited News

Sudan Update - UNHCR - WHO - OHCHR - UNFPA - OCHA

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Four months of conflict in Sudan is “destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights," UN humanitarians warn.

11-08-2023 | Edited News

Steps away from famine in Sudan

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With conflict and economic decline continuing across Sudan, UN humanitarians on Friday dubbed the country “one of the most food-insecure…on the planet”.

08-08-2023 | Edited News

Sudan Displacement - UNHCR - WHO

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Displacement from Sudan conflict exceeds 4 million: UNHCR

08-08-2023 | Edited News

July Record Temperatures - WMO

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It’s official: July 2023 was the warmest on record, says UN weather agency WMO

28-07-2023 | Edited News

Burkina Faso Crisis - UNHCR

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Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring countries and not sent back, amid a spike in violence and horrifying rights abuses, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

27-07-2023 | Edited News

Warmest July on record - WMO

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As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN and partner agency climate scientists said on Thursday that it was virtually certain that July 2023 will be the warmest on record.

21-07-2023 | Edited News

Special Rapporteur on countering terrorism and detention centers in Northeast Syria

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Mass arbitrary and indefinite detentions of children without legal process in northeast Syria need to cease immediately, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ms. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, said on Friday.