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Sayed Ahmad Abdellatif

High Commissioner Navi Pillay speaks to reporters following her briefing to the General Assembly on Syria.

The World Bank should promote civil society participation in proposed development programs in Burma, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the World Bank released today. The World Bank’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on February 16, 2012, in Washington, DC, to discuss future programs in Burma.

Ceremonial knives used in FGM/C by members of the Bondo society in Sierra Leone. Photo: IRIN/Bryna Hallam

The census, which began last week with funding from the United States administration, will provide more accurate data on the number of refugees in the Caribbean nation and will record basic information such as age, gender, nationality, place of current residence, and family details.

Syrian women protesting in May 2011

In the worst violence of the near year-long crackdown by government forces, Syrian security forces have launched a massive attack on the people of Homs.

Imams across Canada and the United States have issued a moral ruling condemning honour killings, domestic violence and misogyny as "un-Islamic."

Chinese authorities have admitted to cutting off mobile phone and internet connections in areas where Tibetans were shot dead last month.

Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN Women, discusses the Office on the one-year anniversary of its establishment.