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UN / HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
The UN General Assembly elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED
10 October 2023
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OHCHR / VOLKER TÜRK IRAN
UN human rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an independent investigation into ongoing deadly violence against protesters in Iran, where security forces have used “live ammunition,…
25 November 2022
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GENEVA / BACHELET GLOBAL UPDATE
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed her deep concern about the civilians trapped in active hostilities in numerous areas of Ukraine, and urged all parties to take…
8 March 2022
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GENEVA / UKRAINE HRC URGENT DEBATE
An urgent debate on the Ukraine crisis began at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, as UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet led calls for a ceasefire, while insisting that Russia’s “military…
3 March 2022
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OHCHR / LIBYA MYANMAR
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed deep concern over a “continuing series of forced expulsions of asylum-seekers and other migrants in Libya,” and said it was “appalled by the alarming…
10 December 2021
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UNHCR / LIBYA TO NIGER EVACUATIONS
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has evacuated on Thursday a group of 172 vulnerable asylum-seekers out of Libya to safety, via the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Niger. It was the first…
5 November 2021
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UN / US AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD
United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said her country believes its priorities “are not just American priorities, they are global priorities,” adding that next week “must be a moment to…
17 September 2021
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OHCHR / ETHIOPIA HUMAN RIGHTS
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Tuesday of increasing concerns about the situation of civilians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the continuing lack of…
22 December 2020
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UN / GUTERRES AFRICAN UNION
Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters that the “immediate priority” in Ethiopia was “the well-being of the people of Tigray and ensuring those in need urgently receive humanitarian…
9 December 2020
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ADDIS ABABA / GUTERRES AFRICAN UNION
The Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations (UN) could not afford to fail in Africa, adding that “the partnership with the African Union is an absolute must.” AFRICAN UNION
9 July 2018
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NIGER / LIBYA REFUGEES EVACUATION
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) facilitated the emergency evacuation overnight Thursday to Friday of a group of 74 refugees from Libya, including 51 children, 22 women and one man. UNHCR
15 December 2017
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GENEVA / HRC ATTACKS
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) today expressed concern about continuing efforts by certain States to undermine and denigrate important mechanisms established by the Human Rights Council. UNTV CH
21 November 2017