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World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and refugees, weapons in Myanmar

December 8, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

Authorities in Nigeria must investigate a string of deadly airstrikes over the past six years and hold those responsible to account, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday. Source UN News Read More

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World News in Brief: Russia’s LGBT ban condemned, unprecedented Africa malnutrition crisis, health after childbirth

December 7, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised concerns about the “dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences” of Russia’s Supreme Court decision declaring the “international LGBT movement and its structural units” as “extremist”. Source UN News Read More

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Stories from the UN Archive: The man who defined genocide

December 7, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

The word “genocide” was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin in 1944 in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. It consists of the Greek prefix genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix cide, meaning killing. Source UN News Read More

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New York City youth give a shout out to human rights worldwide

December 6, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

Hundreds of teenagers from New York schools on Wednesday descended on UN Headquarters to discuss mental health, education, homelessness and systematic racism, as part of the build up to this weekend’s 75th anniversary of Human Rights Day. Source UN News Read More

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WHO Director-General’s statement on the passing of Dr Carissa Etienne

December 6, 2023 Global AuthorHealth News

Credit: PAHO It is with immense sadness that I learned today of the passing of our dear friend, Dr Carissa F. Etienne. Dr Etienne, a native of Dominica, served as Director of the Pan American Health Organization and as WHO Regional Director for the Americas from 2013 to 2023, during which the Americas made impressive progress towards universal health coverage, and… Read More

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World News in Brief: WFP ‘pauses’ north Yemen food aid, human rights and sport, Myanmar latest

December 6, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it was compelled to pause the distribution of food aid to needy families in northern areas of Yemen under the control of authorities in and around the capital, Sana’a. Source UN News Read More

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Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities

December 4, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions. Source UN News Read More

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Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue

December 3, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday. Source UN News Read More

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Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay

November 30, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated on 29 November, and has been annually since 1978. Source UN News Read More

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Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

November 30, 2023 Village Reporterhuman rights

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” – a move he feared could lead to gay and transgender rights groups there being banned outright. Source UN News Read More

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World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and refugees, weapons in Myanmar

World News in Brief: Russia’s LGBT ban condemned, unprecedented Africa malnutrition crisis, health after childbirth

Stories from the UN Archive: The man who defined genocide

New York City youth give a shout out to human rights worldwide

WHO Director-General’s statement on the passing of Dr Carissa Etienne

World News in Brief: WFP ‘pauses’ north Yemen food aid, human rights and sport, Myanmar latest

Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities

Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue

Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay

Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’