Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people
A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for…
China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework
The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting…
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely…
Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents on various…
Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid
The Zamzam camp houses about 500,000 displaced persons and is located near North Dufur’s besieged capital, El Fasher, which has witnessed some…
World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues
World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur,…
Gaza: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order
The directive affects people located in parts of eastern and central Khan Younis as well as the Al Salqa area of Deir…
UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil
Special Rapporteur Ashwini K.P., said at the end of a 12-day fact finding mission, that members of marginalised racial and ethnic groups…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe
At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed, and 15 others injured, in recent days, while water stations and other civilian facilities were…
UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh
In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson late on Monday (New York time), the UN chief also called for full respect…