Edited News | OHCHR
UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani made the following comments at the bi-weekly briefing on the recent protests in Sri Lanka.
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNDP
Countries already under pressure from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic risk seeing the same economic turmoil and human misery as Sri Lanka as the war in Ukraine drags on, unless the international community agrees to radical financial measures to help countries saddled with debt, the UN...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Speakers: • Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights • Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine (on zoom) * Evgeny Ustinov, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN in Geneva
Edited News | WFP
A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Edited News , Press Conferences | OHCHR
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that have affected children and adults alike.
Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Speakers: • Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights (in person) • Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (via Zoom) • Fawzia Koofi, First woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament, former member of the peace negotiation team with...
Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled serious concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food insecurity crisis, which is affecting “everyone, everywhere across the country”.
Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WFP
Across Ukraine the scale of needs caused by Russia's invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday, as they repeated calls for access to the country's Black Sea ports to export vitally needed cereals.