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UN investigates systematic sexual violence across South Sudan

New York: Widespread and systematic sexual violence across South Sudan, just a few months after the country’s top two politicians signed a renewed commitment to peace, was at the top of the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country’s agenda on Friday, as members ended their first fact-finding mission. more

Bid to raise $5.5 billion for millions of Syrians and their host communities

New York,: Some 5.6 million Syrians need help outside the war-torn country and one million of them are children born in exile, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, in an appeal for $ ...

Governments urged to put first ever UN global migration pact in motion, post-Marrakech

New York: The adoption by more than 160 governments of the first-ever global migration pact is a triumph of multilateralism and highlights the importance of dispelling “myths” ...

Iraq: Over 150,000 children endangered by ‘freezing’ temperatures, warns UNICEF

New York: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ramped up efforts to provide warm clothes and life-saving supplies to more than 150,000 displaced children across northern ...

Worldwide UN family celebrates enduring universal values of human rights

New York: Across the world, the UN family has been making sure that this year’s Human Rights Day – which falls on Monday, and marks 70 years since the adoption of the Universa ...

Governments adopt UN global migration pact to help ‘prevent suffering and chaos’

New York: The Global Compact for Migration was adopted on Monday by leading representatives from 164 Governments at an international conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, in an historic move ...

UN calls on everyone to protect human rights in Afghanistan

Kabul: Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) underscores the enduring importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on its 70t ...

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey promotes Myanmar tourism, faces criticisms online

New York: Amid allegations of human rights abuses of the Rohingyas in Myanmar, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey is facing criticisms after he promoted the Southeast Asian country as a ...

A safer, more dignified journey for all migrants, tops agenda at global conference in Marrakech

New York: Top politicians and officials from across the world will gather in Marrakech, Morocco this weekend, ahead of a major conference convened by the UN, to formally adopt an all-incl ...

A safer, more dignified journey for all migrants, tops agenda at global conference in Marrakech

New York: Top politicians and officials from across the world will gather in Marrakech, Morocco this weekend, ahead of a major conference convened by the UN, to formally adopt an all-incl ...