Human Rights

Ghana President Mahama Seeks to Improve Citizens' Lives

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Iraq - UN envoy welcomes latest transfer of Iranian exiles to transit centre

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Entrance gate of Camp Ashraf

Syria – Ahead of mandate's end, UN observer chief renews call for end to violence

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Lt. General Babacar Gaye, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.

EU: Needless Deaths in the Mediterranean

Coordinated Action Needed to Improve Rescue of Boat Migrants

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A Malta patrol boat carrying 76 African immigrants, fleeing Libya, arrive in Malta on June 1, 2011.

Australia: ‘Pacific Solution’ Redux

New Refugee Law Discriminatory, Arbitrary, Unfair, Inhumane

The Australian parliament’s swift approval of an “offshore processing” law marks a shift in refugee policy that appears arbitrary and discriminatory on its face.

UN food aid agency drops life-saving supplies for refugees in South Sudan

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WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin.

More aid must reach 2.5 million Syrians in dire need, says UN humanitarian chief

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Humanitarian chief Valerie Amos talks to refugee children temporarily living in a school in Zahera, Damascus, Syria.

100 million people taking part in World Humanitarian Day campaign, so far – UN

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Beyoncé films Humanitarian Day video at the United Nations.

Nepal: Protect, Don’t Ban Young Women Migrating to Gulf

New Ban on Young Women Migrants Discriminates, Not a Solution

The Nepali government should revoke its new ban on women under the age of 30 from working in Arab Gulf countries and instead should improve protections so domestic workers can migrate safely – such as by ensuring full monitoring and accountability of recruitment agencies in Nepal.

World Humanitarian Day campaign passes the 100 million mark and sets its sights on one billion by 19 August 2012

The global campaign that aims to make social media history by attempting to reach one billion people on 19 August to celebrate World Humanitarian Day has passed its first milestone – the 100 million mark.