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Bachelet dismayed by Kenyan High Court Decision upholding criminal sanctions for same-sex relations
GENEVA (24 May 2019) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed her disappointment at the decision of...
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May 25, 20192 min read


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May 25, 20191 min read


Les civils constituent toujours la grande majorité des victimes dans les conflits (ONU)
Photo ONU/Eric Kanalstein La Mission de maintien de la paix de l’ONU en Sierra Leone fut la première à être explicitement mandatée de...
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May 24, 20192 min read


Emerging Crimes
Transnational organized criminal groups seek to exploit legitimate activities for criminal purposes. The ways in which they are reaping...
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May 24, 20191 min read


WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND PROSPECTS (WESP) MID-YEAR UPDATE
World Economic Situation And Prospects As Of Mid-2019 May 2019 Global growth outlook has weakened, amid unresolved trade tensions and...
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May 24, 20194 min read


Africa Dialogue Series (ADS 2019)
Theme: Towards Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa REGISTER The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), in...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 24, 20193 min read


UN Humanitarian / The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) mobi
Cameroon A peaceful protest that turned into a crisis By UN HUMANITARIAN MAY 13TH, 2019 Most of Cameroon is troubled. Eight out of ten of...
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May 24, 20194 min read


Hunger continues to rise in the Near East and North Africa where over 52 million people are undernou
Conflicts and widening rural-urban gaps hamper the region’s efforts to end hunger by 2030 A child collects eggs in Al-Ghizlaniyah near...
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May 24, 20194 min read


A greener future in Bangladesh
A World Food Programme gardening project is improving access to nutritious food and living conditions in the world’s largest...
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May 24, 20193 min read


Global Inequalities and Unsustainability – A Conversation with Lucas Chancel
Date: 27 May 2019 Time: 13:00-14:30 Location: Room V, Palais des Nations, Geneva Donor(s): Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva Project...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 24, 20191 min read


UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs News
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča met with the President of #Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on 20 May, to discuss regional...
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May 24, 20191 min read


Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, Unanimously Adopting
Top Official Calls Political Infighting ‘Costly Obstacle’, as Baghdad’s Permanent Representative Spotlights Gains The ongoing political...
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May 24, 201912 min read


Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women
Keflene Yakobo is now a fistula ambassador in her community, helping other women receive treatment and reclaim their lives. © UNFPA...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 24, 20193 min read


DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed UN Ebola response coordinator
World Bank /Vincent Tremeau Parents visiting her 15-year-old daugher, who is suspected of being infected by Ebola, at the Ebola Treatment...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 24, 20193 min read


El Salvador: Bachelet urges Legislative Assembly to refrain from re-establishing amnesty for serious
PANAMA / GENEVA (22 / 23 May 2019) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned that the draft bill for...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 24, 20193 min read


Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Women boost work profits, saving biodiversity, UK loses Chagos Island
ILO/Kevin Cassidy Nella Fernández is the first female manager in a mining company in East Kalimantan. 22 May 2019 Peace and Security...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 23, 20194 min read


Africa Dialogue Series (ADS 2019)
Theme: Towards Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa REGISTER The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), in...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 23, 20193 min read


Despite conflicts and violence, UNICEF reached over 34 million children with vaccines in the Middle
UNICEF calls for immediate measures to reach every child with vaccines May 2019 UNICEF/Jordan/2019 AMMAN, 2 May 2019 – In...
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May 23, 20193 min read


Panamá: Alta Comisionada culmina visita resaltando el compromiso de su oficina en generar espacios d
El Presidente Juan Carlos Varela y la Alta Comisionada Michelle Bachelet durante la ceremonia de inauguración del Museo de la Libertad u...
IHRC NEWSROOM
May 23, 20193 min read


Ending Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Crises
Welcome to the international conference Ending Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Crises. This conference will be hosted...
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May 23, 20192 min read
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