From the Field: UN human rights officers on the frontline in Somalia
Every day, UN human rights officers are on the frontlines to support them. They are part of the UN’s field work, talking…
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The Cleopatra scandal deepens: Egypt demands billions of dollars in compensation
A team of Egyptian lawyers and archaeologists is demanding that the streaming company “Netflix” pay compensation in the amount of two billion…
From the war in Ukraine, images of violence, resistance, and hope
A Russian genocide scholar, on leave in the United States, has spearheaded a Clark University exhibition of photos documenting the war in…
Deal on digital traffic data rules
Parliament and Council agreed on rules for intelligent transport systems that require more traffic data, such as on speed limits, to be…
UN suspends food assistance as Ethiopia wrestles with aid diversions
“Food diversion is absolutely unacceptable,” said WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain, following a joint statement made by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Sudan crisis still having devastating impact on civilians: UN rights office
“We are concerned by the continued devastating impact of the fighting in Sudan on civilians,” Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. …
UN relief chief outlines three-phase response plan to Ukraine dam disaster
“We need to focus on an emergency response right now”, he said, highlighting a three-step plan to provide humanitarian assistance to all…
Ukraine flood disaster: needs grow as long-term impacts loom
Speaking to journalists from Bilozerka, a town on the Dnipro River about 20 kilometres west of Kherson and five kilometres from the…
Arrests and hate speech target Baha’i minority in Yemen
OHCHR said that on 25 May, security forces stormed a peaceful meeting of Baha’is in Sana’a. Seventeen people, including five women, were…
Peacekeepers to be repatriated following allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse
Following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers based in the Central African Republic, is to…