Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’
“We are alarmed about widespread mental health issues and accounts of escalating suicides among women and girls,” they said in a joint…
DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence
The country has 6.2 million internally displaced people, while more than 1.3 million have become refugees. UNHCR said that Goma, the capital of…
Keep Sudan borders open UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths
Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection said their first request was that countries allow civilians fleeing Sudan on “a non-discriminatory manner…
USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say
During the visit, the Mechanism visited Washington DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, and New York City saying in a press release,…
WFP pauses food distribution in Ethiopia following ‘significant diversion’ of aid
“WFP takes this issue extremely seriously and will not tolerate any interference in its distribution of critical food aid to the most…
UN in Ukraine ‘appalled and saddened’ at deadly airstrikes and attacks
According to news reports, Russian airstrikes targeted the capital Kyiv for the third time in four days, following on from what Russian…
Escaping Sudan: Home alone, with warplanes overhead
“I spent the night in fear, unable to go out of my house, as people were being killed everywhere,” she said, worrying…
Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia
“Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of the NEOM project and the…
Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report
Roughly 258 million in 58 countries faced acute hunger at crisis levels or worse, and people in seven countries faced potential starvation,…
Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears
Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building trust that leads to sustainable peace, in light of current and emerging threats. …