UK closing statement at 39th UN Human Rights Council
Press release Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 September 2018. Published 28 September 2018 From: Foreign & […]
US: Myanmar military led ‘extreme’ violence against Rohingya
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW PENNINGTON UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a […]
UN General Assembly Laughs as Trump Brags About His Administration
Trump Bragged About His Presidency and World Leaders Laughed At the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. By RENAE REINTS September 25, 2018 President Donald Trump addressed the United […]
Donald Trump’s speech at the UN betrayed how little knowledge he actually has about foreign policy
Voices The president’s new approach isn’t just lacking in compassion; it’s lacking in any common sense Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter The Independent Voices https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5839845737001&customParams=videoID%3A5839845737001%3BarticleId%3A8554831%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Adonaldtrump%2Cunitednations%2Cmakeamerica_great_again%2Cimmigration%2Crefugeecrisis&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true The politics of foreign aid are a […]
World leaders are sidelining an extremely important issue at the UN General Assembly, and it affects the lives of millions
https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BJXA5Px6f_default/index.html?videoId=5838203230001&customParams=videoID%3A5838203230001%3BarticleId%3A8552281%3Bgs_channels%3ANONE%3Bplayertype%3Aautoplay%3Btopictags%3Aungeneral_assembly%2Cinternallydisplaced_people%2Ctyphoonmangkhut&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true In 2005, my stepfather in Zambia, David Busiku Mainza contributed to a pamphlet on the Tonga people, some 57,000 of whom were resettled in 1957 and 1958 from the Zambezi […]
Global faith leaders urge action over ‘ignored millions’ displaced by conflict
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent More than 50 faith leaders around the world are calling on the international community to step up protection for people displaced from their homes […]
Ten things you never knew about peace
1. The theme this year is: The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70. 2. In 2015, the UN adopted “17 Sustainable Development Goals” of […]
UAE tolerance: Emirates is a country for all religions, races and people, says Sheikh Nayhan
Speaking on the International Day of Peace, the minister of tolerance also said the country works to resolve crises wherever it can The National September 21, 2018 Sheikh Nahyan bin […]
World Day of Peace
Let us become channels of peace 2018-09-20 Tomorrow is the United Nations World Day of Peace and we all need to be channels of peace though the big powers like […]
Palestine’s Abbas to hold Middle East meeting in New York
By AFP – Sep 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmed Omar, who was killed during a protest near the Israeli Erez crossing with the Gaza […]
UN Syria envoy thanks Erdoğan, Putin for Idlib agreement, asks speedy application
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON AFP Photo A U.N. representative for Syria on Tuesday praised the agreement reached between Russia and Turkey that has averted what officials had warned could have […]
What is the Role of UNIFIL?
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams August 30, 2018 This month the new head of UNIFIL took up his post. The new UNIFIL Force Commander and Head of Mission is Major […]
UN report blames Suu Kyi for not preventing violence in Myanmar
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi ‘should have resigned’ Source: BBC News The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over […]
Yemen conflict: UN experts detail possible war crimes by all parties
Source: BBC News UN human rights experts believe war crimes may have been committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. In their first such report, they allege Yemeni […]
Myanmar’s military accused of genocide in damning UN report
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Myanmar’s military has been accused of genocide against the Rohingya in Rakhine state in a damning UN report that alleged the army was responsible […]
Myanmar Rohingya: UN says military leaders must face genocide charges
Source: BBC News A UN report has said top military figures in Myanmar must be investigated for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas. The report, […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children
Source: Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Thursday of what it described as a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps […]
Inside Geneva: The hardest job? Change at the top of UN Human Rights
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on August 13, 2018 Human rights groups protested the eviction of inhabitants of a Roma camp in the Italian capital […]
U.N. SG Nominates Michelle Bachelet As U.N. High Commissioner For Human Rights
Aug 09, 2018 New York Times: Michelle Bachelet, Ex-President of Chile, Picked as Next U.N. Rights Chief “The leader of the United Nations said on Wednesday that he had picked […]
UN mediation: Yemeni peace talks to be held in Geneva
This content was published on August 4, 2018 Yemeni government forces take position in the port town of Hodeida, July 30, 2018. (Keystone) The Yemeni government and rebel opposition Houthis […]