PERSECUTION OF THE TIV ETHNIC TRIBE IN NIGERIA On Wednesday 8th April 2020 a very deadly violence erupted between two border ethnic...

Bangladesh Human Rights Commission-bhrc epidemic as well as awareness to prevent corona virus, on 7th April 2020 at noon, a awareness...

Hundreds of thousands of people have been infected worldwide by the new coronavirus (Covid-19), and the virus is rapidly spreading....

A woman on public transit in New York wears face mask in March 2020, when many appear to be doing so as a precaution against COVID-19....

GENEVA (20 March 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, today expressed serious concerns about the...

The United Nations in South Sudan has announced new measures in support of Government-led efforts to prevent and prepare for the...

With the coronavirus crisis spreading to more countries with broader social and economic implications, the United Nations is mobilizing...

From the evidence so far, the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in ALL AREAS, including areas with hot and humid weather. Regardless of...

Dear Amb. Dr. Haissam, The UN has declared the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak a global pandemic. I wanted you to be the first to know...

#HRC43 #Covid_19 measures: “The Council agreed an orderly suspension of the 43rd session of the #HumanRightsCouncil on 13 March 2020...

Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Madame High Commissioner, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, I would like to start...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY > FIGURES AND FINDINGS ON ATTACKS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN 2018 AND 2019 For many years now international...

UNAMA/Haqmal Masoodzai Afghans gather to vote in the presidential election at polling stations in Paktya, the capital city of Gardez...

The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 32/31 paragraph 18, requested the High Commissioner to “prepare a report compiling...

UNCTAD projects that the COVID-19 epidemic could bring global foreign direct investment flows to their lowest levels since the 2008-2009...

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously decided to authorise an investigation into war crimes and...

GENEVA (9 March 2020) – A woman in Spain who went through unnecessary medical interventions during childbirth, including having labour...

Dear Amb. Dr. Haissam, On this International Women`s Day,  I can’t help but think of the progress that we have made on advancing women’s...

UNA/USA have made the difficult decision to cancel our 2020 Global Engagement Summit, previously scheduled to take place on Friday, March...