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UNMIL and Liberian National Police Participate in Joint Exercise
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Human Right Section and UNMIL Police, in coordination with the Liberian National Police, conduct an exercise to close down the operation of an illegally run…
29 November 2006
Field Coverage
Qunaitra Visited by Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
A view of the devastated town of Qunaitra taken shortly after the withdrawal of the Israeli Armed Forces in June.
9 September 1974
UN Headquarters
UN Radio Produces Special Feature for the Observance of Human RightsDay 1975
As International Women's Year draws to a close, and discussions begin on a proposed International Year of the Child, United Nations Radio has chosen Rights of Mother and Child as the theme of…
24 November 1975
Side Events
UN Women's Solidarity Rally
A UN Women's rally sponsored by an ad hoc organization for sex equality at the United Nations was held at UN Headquarters today. The programme opened with a panel discussion on the participation…
9 December 1975
Field Coverage
MONUC Visits Shelter for Victims of Sexual Abuse
A delegation of United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) female staff visited a women's shelter for victims of sexual abuse in Goma and donated much…
7 March 2009
Field Coverage
DRC Nationals Expelled from Congo Brazzaville, Maluku Transit Camp
Since 4 April 2014 more than 130,000 nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been expelled from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The expulsions have created an acute…
23 May 2014
Field Coverage
MINUSMA Peacekeepers Conduct Long Range Patrol on Mali
The Swedish contingent of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) conducted a long range patrol through an area stretching from the Timbuktu region to part of the…
12 March 2018
Field Coverage
Protestors Demand End to Lawlessness in Tripoli
A crowd of demonstrators protest the ongoing use of weapons by rebel militias inside of Tripoli and the accompanying atmosphere of lawlessness. Some wave banners demanding disarmament of the…
7 December 2011
Field Coverage
UNMISS Welcomes Release of Hundreds of Former Child Soldiers in Yambio
Over 300 children associated with armed conflict were released by armed groups in Yambio, South Sudan on 7 February 2018. The children will be reintegrated into the community and will start learning…
7 February 2018
Side Events
Launch of Human Trafficking Policy and Protocol for Global Healthcare Providers
Donna Hubbard, human trafficking survivor and founder of Women At The Well Ministries, attends the event to launch the Human Trafficking Policy and Protocol for Global Healthcare Providers.
29 September 2022
UN Headquarters
Little Amal Visits UN Headquarters
Little Amal visits UN Visitors Plaza.
Little Amal is the giant puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee girl. Since July 2021 she has travelled over 9,000 km across 12 countries representing all…
16 September 2022
International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice Hears Case Gambia v. Myanmar on Crime of Genocide
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings (by video link) on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar in the case concerning "…
23 February 2022