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World’s human rights watchdog spotlights Afghanistan, Yemen and 12 others: Here’s the scoop 01/21/2019
Human rights are ‘key’ for economic policymaking says UN expert 01/21/2019
UN rights expert calls for civilian protection as fighting escalates between military and armed group 01/18/2019
UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests 01/18/2019
Sudan: UN rights chief alarmed over ‘excessive force’, alleged use of live fire against protestors 01/17/2019

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UN News – Human Rights

World’s human rights watchdog spotlights Afghanistan, Yemen and 12 others: Here’s the scoop 01/21/2019
The United Nation Human Rights Council (HRC) kicked off its Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, on Monday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to examine the human rights situation in 14 countries, including Afghanistan and Yemen.
Human rights are ‘key’ for economic policymaking says UN expert 01/21/2019
Calling on governments to take human rights obligations into account when designing economic reforms, an independent United Nations rights expert said on Monday that “human rights impact assessments are key to the process”.
UN rights expert calls for civilian protection as fighting escalates between military and armed group 01/18/2019
Calling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said on Friday, that “it’s vital that assistance is able to reach those who have fled violence in the region”.
UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests 01/18/2019
In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

UN News – General

‘Compelling case’ for urgency around global disarmament, UN-led forum told 01/21/2019
Michael Møller, head of the UN in Geneva, has warned delegates to the Conference on Disarmament that cyber-security challenges, and the existence of new weapons systems and technologies, are not being sufficiently addressed or reflected in current arms control regimes.
World’s human rights watchdog spotlights Afghanistan, Yemen and 12 others: Here’s the scoop 01/21/2019
The United Nation Human Rights Council (HRC) kicked off its Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, on Monday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to examine the human rights situation in 14 countries, including Afghanistan and Yemen.
Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe 01/21/2019
European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, at the launch of its first report on the subject.
Human rights are ‘key’ for economic policymaking says UN expert 01/21/2019
Calling on governments to take human rights obligations into account when designing economic reforms, an independent United Nations rights expert said on Monday that “human rights impact assessments are key to the process”.

UN News – Peace & Security

‘Compelling case’ for urgency around global disarmament, UN-led forum told 01/21/2019
Michael Møller, head of the UN in Geneva, has warned delegates to the Conference on Disarmament that cyber-security challenges, and the existence of new weapons systems and technologies, are not being sufficiently addressed or reflected in current arms control regimes.
Ten UN peacekeepers killed in a terrorist attack in northern Mali 01/20/2019
Ten ‘blue helmets’ from the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Sunday following a complex terrorist attack against the mission’s camp in Aguelhok, in the Kidal region, northern Mali.
Mexico: UN chief saddened by pipeline blast in which dozens were killed 01/19/2019
The United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, learned with sadness of the deadly explosion of an oil pipeline on Friday in Hidalgo State, Mexico, and extended the UN's assistance to the national authorities, his Spokesman said on Saturday.
Thousands returning to Nigeria’s restive Borno state ‘at risk’; UN ‘gravely concerned’ 01/18/2019
Amid reports that Cameroon is forcing several thousand Nigerians to return to Borno state in the country’s crisis-gripped north-east, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) deplored the move, saying it has put lives “at risk”.

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