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Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’
Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.…
We are ‘burning up our future’, UN’s Bachelet tells Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on Monday with a warning from the UN’s top rights official that, with forest fires raging in the Amazon, “we are burning up our future, literally”.…
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on…
Ministry Undersecretary: The number of girls not enrolled in education has reached more than 1…
Bushra al-Mahtouri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for the girl’s sector, stressed the protection of the girl’s right to education.
She pointed out that the Saudi-led aggression has caused extensive damage to the…
Tribal Cohesion Council condemns int’l silence on prisoners massacre in Dhamar
The Tribal Cohesion Council on Monday condemned the international silence on Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes on the war prisoners detention facility in Dhamar Community College.
The Council carried out a vigil at the crime scene,…
Int’l organization calls on Berlin to extend arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
International Greenpeace on Monday called on the German government to extend the ban on the export of arms to Saudi Arabia because of the war on Yemen.
“The government should continue to ban arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of…
Fromer US Ambassador Criticizes UAE’s Role in Yemen
"The UAE's legitimacy in Yemen is the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2216, which calls for the return of the so-called legitimate government and the preservation of the unity of Yemen," fomer US ambassador, Gerald Verstein…
Malnutrition Kills Two Children in Sana’a
Two children have died at the Al Sabeen Maternal and Child Hospital in the capital Sana’a due to severe acute malnutrition.
The Director General of the hospital, Dr. Majida Al-Khatib said that a 7-months-old child, Al-Hanouf, has died in…
UN Sessions Resume to Advance the Stockholm Agreement , in Hodeidah
On the United Nations vessel in international waters, sessions were resumed to implement the Stockholm Agreement on Hodeidah. The member of the national team in the Joint Coordinating Committee, Brigadier General Mohammed Al-Qadari, said…
Bahamas: ‘Clock is ticking’ to help those who lost everything in Hurricane Dorian, says UN
“The clock is ticking” for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas to receive humanitarian assistance, the top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in the region said on Sunday.
“Children…