Category: World

The number of new infections in India is tipping over 300,000 per day and more than 200,000 have died from the infection, although many there believe the figure could be a lot higher. Anshu Sharma, works for the UN News Hindi service and has filed this personal account, from her base in New Delhi, about living in the shadow of… Read More

“In India’s time of need, the UN is doing everything it can to rapidly provide critical equipment and supplies to central and state governments”, said Resident Coordinator Renata Lok Dessallien.  In India’s time of need, the @UN is doing everything it can to rapidly provide critical equipment & supplies to central and state govts – including 7000+ oxygen concentrators, lab supplies, setting up of… Read More

According to the Office, almost 50 clashes between the military and the Kachin Independence Army were reported in several places in Kachin state, including use of airstrikes by security forces as well as mortar shelling by both sides, displacing nearly 5,000 people and damaging several homes. “Around 800 people returned to their villages of origin within a few days and… Read More

In a statement, the experts said that the appointment process “failed to implement the essential requirements of the Paris Principles, including the need for an open, transparent and participatory process with broad consultations”. ?? #Nepal: UN experts express serious concern for independence & integrity of Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission after recent appointment of new members. The experts urge the… Read More

In an open letter to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, UN-appointed independent expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, wrote “this is literally a matter of life or death” for those who believe they can freely exercise this right, “without fear of attack.”  Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing led the coup that brought down the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu… Read More