The repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province returns tomorrow, Monday, to the news with the visit to China, for the first time in almost 20 years, of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. This six-day visit will be closely monitored. Bachelet will travel to Urumqi and Kasgar, Xinjiang, and Canton, southern […]
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UNHCR: Do not forget the other crises by focusing on Ukraine
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today warned that countries focused on helping Ukraine should not ignore crises in other regions that could be exacerbated by the war. Filippo Grady said the “colossal crisis” in Ukraine would increase the number of internationally displaced people to well over 84 million by the end of […]
N. Mitarakis: Turkey endangers human life every day
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, harshly criticized Turkey, which “endangers human life every day”, speaking at the UN International Migration Review Forum, which is being held in New York. Referring to the EU-Turkey Joint Declaration, which, as he explained, Turkey “does not implement”, Mr. Mitarakis pointed out that the neighboring country “endangers […]
Meeting of N. Mitarakis with the President of the UN General Assembly
The Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, had a meeting with the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Abdullah Sahid, in New York. According to the relevant announcement of the ministry, the focus of the discussion was the challenges of Immigration at global and European level and the need for cooperation, […]
Russia demands lifting of sanctions on the opening of Ukrainian ports
LAST UPDATE: 15:10 Moscow said on Thursday that sanctions against Russia would have to be reconsidered if the West wanted to heed a UN appeal to Russia to open access to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain exports, according to a report. Interfax news agency. Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain producers, exported most […]
Iran: UN special rapporteur undermines ‘catastrophic’ effects of US sanctions
UN Special Rapporteur on the unilateral impact of unilateral coercion measures on human rights, Belarus’s international law professor Alena Daugan, said she saw the “catastrophic” effects of US sanctions on Iran in the Islamic Republic. This was the first visit of a UN Special Rapporteur to Iran since 2005 and the first visit of a […]
The four key indicators of climate change set new records in 2021
The four key indicators of climate change broke new records in 2021, the UN announced today, warning that the global energy system is leading humanity to disaster. Greenhouse gas concentrations, rising ocean levels, temperature and ocean acidification reached new record levels last year, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s 2021 Global State of the Climate […]
UN: Security Council ‘unequivocally condemns murder’ of journalist Sirin Abu Aklech
The UN Security Council “unequivocally condemned the May 11 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Sirin Abu Akleh and the wounding of another journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin,” in a unanimous statement issued Friday. The Security Council requested that in addition to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ongoing inspections in Israel, that it monitor […]
UN: Access to abortion is necessary for Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Women who have fled to Poland to escape the war should have the right to reproduction that meets international standards, including abortions, a senior UNHCR official said today amid reports of rape and sex. in Ukraine. Poland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, and human rights activists have expressed concern about […]
UN calls for end to school bombings in Ukraine
The United Nations has called for an end to the bombing of schools in Ukraine, while denouncing the use of schools for military purposes during a UN Security Council meeting convened at the request of France and Mexico. “These attacks (on schools) must stop,” said Omar Abdi, a senior UNICEF official. “As of last week, […]
