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Spain, alert for risk of forest fires and high temperatures
The risk of forest fires will continue to be very high or extreme in large parts of the country over the next few days.From...
Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO
The report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Children’s Fund UNICEF find that the first years of a child’s life provide “irreplicable opportunities...
Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life
Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an...
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
In a statement released in Geneva on Friday, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M on Tuesday, after...
Iran: Executions and detentions in spotlight at Human Rights Council
“We have expressed concerns” over the investigation into her death, said Viviana Krsticevic, a member of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, speaking at a...
Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign
Ahead of the critical SDG Summit in September, the campaign will amplify an urgent call for ambitious new action, showcase the Goals as the blueprint for...
New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate
The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed jointly by the UN Office with the...
WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa
The agency’s emergency food and nutrition assistance operation in the Sahel began in June, focussing on refugees, newly displaced people, malnourished children under five,...
Myanmar atrocities and impunity must end: Türk
Repeated, horrific violations have been recorded by the UN human rights office, including mass killings, extra-judicial executions, and beheadings, Mr. Türk said, while the...
OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over militarization of public security in Honduras
OHCHR Spokesperson Marta Hurtado told journalists in Geneva that the Government had issued a 45-day extension on Wednesday. “The state of emergency, in force in...
UN rights experts ‘appalled’ by attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya
Yelena Milashina, who works for the independent investigative news service Novaya Gazeta, was travelling with Alexander Nemov when they were attacked on Monday morning...
‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark
The war began on 24 February 2022, and the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has confirmed that more than 9,000 civilians,...
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