First Person: Syrian refugee makes cheese to survive the pandemic
Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad, a mother of four, lives on a farm with 50 other workers in Sahba,
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Uganda: UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections
The UN chief on Wednesday issued a call for an “inclusive, transparent and peaceful” election process across Uganda, a day
Read moreClose ‘disgraceful’ Guantánamo camp – UN experts urge incoming US administration
Exactly 19 years after the Guantánamo Bay detention centre first opened, UN independent human rights experts on Monday urged the
Read moreSerious repercussions likely to follow US plan to designate Yemen combatants terrorists, UN warns
The United States government’s decision to designate Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, as
Read moreSaudi Arabia: UN rights expert welcomes ‘positive first step’ toward détente in Gulf
Saudi Arabia’s action in lifting sanctions against Qatar is a “positive first step” towards normalized relations in the Gulf region,
Read moreSyria: ‘Identified gaps, inconsistencies’ raise questions over elimination of chemical weapons
“Identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” that remain unresolved, have brought into question the true extent of the elimination of chemical
Read moreMillions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF
More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and
Read moreNetherlands violates nationality rights: UN rights committee
The Netherlands has violated a child’s rights by registering children under the category “nationality unknown” as opposed to Stateless –
Read moreUN independent expert asks outgoing US president: Pardon Wikileaks’ Assange
In an open letter to Donald Trump on Tuesday, an independent UN human rights expert asked the departing United States
Read moreTigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief
Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights
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