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UN / MIGRANTS HUMAN RIGHTS
Commenting on the migrants’ caravan heading to the United States border, the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Felipe González Morales, said “security concerns should not overshadow…
19 October 2018
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INDONESIA / WFP ASSISTANCE
The World Food Programme (WFP) is helping the Indonesian Government to expedite, manage, store, and distribute aid supplies in Sulawesi island, affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. UNIFEED…
19 October 2018
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CAR / MINUSCA KAGA-BANDORO
Deputy Force Commander Marco António Mendes Paulino Serronha said the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) must show a presence in the Kaga-Bandoro area to “act and react…
22 October 2018
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SOMALIA / URBANISATION
At a gathering with Somali local government officials, a senior United Nations expert highlighted the need for long-lasting and local solutions to the challenges brought about by Somalia’s rapid…
22 October 2018
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UN / DRC BENI ATTACK
In a statement read by his spokesperson, UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his outrage “by the continued killing and abduction of civilians by armed groups in the Beni area of North Kivu province…
22 October 2018
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / FOOD AIRLIFT
The WFP began to airlift food into the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday, as the country faces a deepening hunger crisis with its roads too insecure to move in enough food for 1.25 million…
13 February 2014
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UN / MIGRANTS CARAVAN
Regarding the migrant caravan heading north, the Secretary-General said, “the situation needs to be dealt with in line with international law and with full respect for countries’ rights to manage…
22 October 2018
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GENEVA / WORLD INVESTMENT FORUM
The World Investment Forum 2018 (WIF) opened today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, amid mounting disquiet about declining investment flows and their impact on efforts to meet the…
22 October 2018
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UN / DARFUR
The Joint Special Representative of the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah N. Mamabolo, told the Security Council that in accordance to the Mission’s new mandate, it is working with…
22 October 2018
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GENEVA / MIGRANT CARAVAN REAX
As a caravan of thousands of migrants from Honduras cross the Guatemala-Mexico border, continuing their journey toward the United States, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned of the urgent need…
23 October 2018
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UN / HUMAN RIGHTS KHASHOGGI
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye called for an “independent investigative body” to examine the case of the late Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and…
23 October 2018
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UN / RIGHT TO FOOD
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Hilal Elver said today that agricultural workers play a critical role in achieving food security and fulfilling the universal human right to adequate food.…
23 October 2018