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UN rights chief urges Iran to release jailed human rights defenders, citing COVID-19 risk
The top UN rights official has called on Iran to release imprisoned human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners, citing deep concerns over their situation and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.…
Guterres regrets death in Kyrgyzstan, calls for dialogue to end violence
The UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday that he was “closely monitoring” the situation in the Kyrgyz Republic, where protests erupted a day earlier in the aftermath of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.…
Report outlines long road to post-COVID recovery for Latin America and Caribbean
Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slower than the return to productivity following the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago, the head of the UN’s office for the…
DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned
Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still remains to be done to put the country firmly on the path to long-term stability and…
DR Congo: Children suffering ‘unrelenting violence’, UNICEF deeply concerned
Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.
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UN Special Adviser helps align UN and Africa on sustainable development path
"Helping to reshape the UN's approach to better serve the continent and merge the UN-led Sustainable Development Goals with Africa's own 2063 Agenda, are top priorities for the newly minted UN Special Adviser on Africa.…
Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds
Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its latest report on the country.
South Sudan…
OXFAM: In Yemen, Donors Give less than 0.12$ to Each in Need
Donors have given the equivalent of 12 US cents (150 Yemeni Riyals) per day for each of the 24.3 million people in need in Yemen, about half the amount given last year. Oxfam said, less than two weeks since world leaders warned, that Yemen…
Coronavirus cases around the world surpass 35 million
The number of total coronavirus cases around the world surpassed 35 million on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The US leads the world with over 7.4 million cases and almost 210,000 deaths, while India had 6.6 million…
Malaysian activists calls to stop blaming migrants for Coronavirus
A group of Malaysian activists urged Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin to focus on fighting the novel coronavirus rather than blaming undocumented migrant workers.
“The recent statement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that the…