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UN independent experts call for ‘justice, accountability and reparation to victims’ in Sudan
Recent intercommunal violence and deadly attacks in Darfur have prompted two independent UN human rights experts on Monday to urge the Government of Sudan to urgently implement strong measures to ensure the safety of civilians,…
Consecutive drop in new COVID-19 cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO
The number of new COVID-19 cases globally has fallen for the third week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Monday, though urging countries not to let up efforts to defeat the disease.…
Libya vote offers renewal and reconciliation chance, says veteran UN negotiator
All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have begun meeting in Switzerland, vote on a new executive, UN negotiator Stephanie Williams said on Monday.…
Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar, UN rights chief warns
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed all powers and declared a state of emergency after overthrowing the civilian…
COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking, UN agency says
Migrants and people without jobs are among the groups most targeted by human traffickers, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday, warning that the economic fallout and job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic has…
UN envoy condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia
The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on a hotel near the international airport in capital Mogadishu that left at least five people dead and dozens more wounded.…
Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar’s top political leaders and government officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, by the country’s military.…
Director of Mines Action Center: Catastrophic Damages by US-Saudi Cluster Bombs, in Yemen
The Director General of the Executive Center for Mine Action, Ali Safra, revealed today, Sunday, the statistics and damage of cluster bombs that were used in the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen. In a statement to Almasirah, Safra said…
Tremor shakes several areas in Yemen’s central provinces
A strong tremor shook a number of areas in Yemen’s central provinces on Saturday evening, local residents said.
According to local sources in the province, the tremor was felt by the residents in all the districts of “Al Udayn,…
WHO warns Britain against mass vaccination of Corona
The World Health Organization called on Britain to abandon its plans to conduct mass vaccination of its population at the current stage, and to limit itself to immunizing the groups most at risk of contracting the Coronavirus.
On Saturday,…