Land, resource rights key to Sami people’s self-determination, says UN expert
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
Bodies found dead in a truck near border, while asylum seekers flow into Hungary
Exhausted asylum-seekers after days of walking take some rest at the Rozke police centre before being moved to detention...
Prohibition of enforced disappearance is 'absolute,' UN declares, urging action to ramp-up searches for missing
Relatives of abducted children speak out for the disappeared in Lamwo district, northern Uganda.
Organizations File Motion to Prevent Use of Illegal Leghold Traps in New Jersey
50,000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan returned this year under UNHCR voluntary programme
The UN refugee agency has facilitated the return of over 50,000 registered Afghan refugees from Pakistan so far this year under the agency's largest and longest running voluntary repatriation programme.
New release of children by armed group in Central African Republic brings total to more than 600 since May
A young boy in a UNICEF-supported camp for children formerly associated with the anti-Balaka rebel group, in Central...
UK Business Secretary orders investigation into tipping
UK Business Secretary has launched an investigation into abuse of tipping, as part of the government’s commitment to making sure everyone is paid fairly.
UN relief wing cites major access challenges in eastern Ukraine, where millions need supplies ahead of winter
A girl waits with her mother to get hygienic supplies after leaving their home near Donetsk...
Lebanon: Establish National Commission on Disappearances
Women hold pictures of relatives who went missing during Lebanon's civil war, which took place from 1975 to...
EASO publishes a Country of Origin Information report on Pakistan: Country Overview
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report entitled ‘Pakistan Country Overview’. The report provides both general background information and more detailed information on topics relevant for...
