Gaza: Ban condemns latest deadly attack near UN school as 'moral outrage and criminal act'
Palestinian families seek shelter at an UNRWA school after evacuating their homes north of...
United Nations warns of “rapidly unfolding” health disaster in Gaza
A health disaster of widespread proportions is rapidly unfolding in the Gaza Strip as a direct result of the ongoing conflict, said the United Nations. Mr. James W. Rawley, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),...
United Nations warns of “rapidly unfolding” health disaster in Gaza
A health disaster of widespread proportions is rapidly unfolding in the Gaza Strip as a direct result of the ongoing conflict, said the United Nations. Mr. James W. Rawley, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt),...
UN warns of 'humanitarian tragedy' as militants seize town in northern Iraq
The Baharka camp, 5km north of Erbil in northern Iraq, is home to thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) following...
UK activates £3 million Rapid Response Facility for Gaza
Azerbaijan: Leading Rights Defender Arrested
Leyla Yunus at the French embassy in Baku on May 22, 2013, when she was awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honor of...
UNHCR urges Sri Lanka to stop deporting asylum-seekers to Pakistan
The UN refugee agency is deeply concerned about the recent deportation of Pakistani asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka.
South Sudan: End Media Restrictions
South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) should stop seizing and shutting down newspapers as well as harassing, intimidating, and unlawfully detaining journalists, two leading human rights organizations said in a joint report.
Iraq: Pro-Government Militias’ Trail of Death
Government-backed militias have been kidnapping and killing Sunni civilians throughout Iraq’s Baghdad, Diyala, and Hilla provinces over the past five months. The killings and abductions mark a serious escalation in sectarian violence at a time when...
Report on climate change and child rights released by UNICEF
As evidence of the increase in greenhouse gasses mounts, children – the most vulnerable and largest population affected by climate change – continue to be ignored in high level climate negotiations. In response, top climate change thinkers have joined...
