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‘Immediate nationwide ceasefire’ needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria
Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday, reiterating calls for a “complete, immediate nationwide ceasefire” to enable an all-out-effort to counter…
$2.5 trillion COVID-19 rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies
The economic fallout from COVID-19 is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better for some six billion people living in developing economies, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for a $2.5 trillion rescue package to boost…
COVID-19 stoking xenophobia, hate and exclusion, minority rights expert warns
Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic must also include stamping out what one independent human rights expert has called the “darker sides” of the disease: verbal and physical attacks against Chinese and other minority communities, and…
Water ministry condemns dropping boxes by coalition’s warplane
The Ministry of Water and Environment, represented by the Environmental Protection Authority, condemned dropping boxes containing masks and other materials by coalition’s warplanes in Capital Sanaa and a number of ptovinces.
In a…
Emirati activist calls on his country’s rulers to end their crimes in Yemen, Libya
A Well-known Emirati human rights activist, Abdullah al-Taweel has launched a verbal attack on UAE rulers over their repressive attitudes inside the UAE and their war crimes in Yemen and Libya.
Al-Taweel said in a tweet on Sunday, he…
Two Canadian organizations protest to remind world of Yemen tragedy
Despite the Coronavirus crisis that has spread in Canada and around the world, the Canadian Defender for Human Rights CD4HR, in cooperation with another human rights organization, organized a protest to remind the Canadian government of…
Information Minister discusses emergency awareness plan to confront COVID-19
Minister of Information Dhaifallah al-Shami discussed in a meeting on Tuesday the emergency awareness plan to confront the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
At the meeting, the minister stressed on the importance of role of the media outlets…
UN rights chief urges quick action by governments to prevent devastating impact of COVID-19 in…
COVID-19 has begun to strike in prisons, jails and immigration detention centres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Wednesday, as she urged Governments “not to forget hose behind bars” and to…
‘Concerted efforts’ needed to meet 2030 Global Goals in Asia-Pacific region
Action to reverse the depletion and degradation of the environment across Asia and the Pacific is a top priority if the region is to stay on course to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new United…
UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak
Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen to end hostilities and ramp up efforts to counter a potential…