Stop Repressions in Bahrein
Public letter of a group of American and European academicians and media commentators to UNSG on Bahrain and the situation of the popular leader Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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States of emergency in major US cities over homeless crisis
An increasing number of US cities are declaring states of emergency as homelessness is becoming more prevalent and a serious issue to deal with, reports say.
Statement issued by the al-Nimr family
Statement issued by the al-Nimr family council following the martyrdom of the late freedom fighter, Ayatollah Nimr Baqer al-Nimr
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on reported attacks on civilians in Sa’ada Governorate
As I have said before, even wars have rules and such rules must be respected. Said Mr. Jamie McGoldrick
Specialised Education Course on the UN System and its Activities in Iran
The first stage of the Specialised Education Course on the UN System and its Activities in Iran was held by UNA-Iran with the partnership of the ODVV ......
Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territory resigns due to continued lack of access to OPT
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, today submitted his resignation to the President of the Human Rights...
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights presents Thematic Report on Social and Economic Rights
South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive
Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive, the United Nations urged the Government and other...
South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe
With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called...
South Sudan now world's fastest growing refugee crisis – UN refugee agency
The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring...
South Africa: Longstanding criminal justice failures and toxic populist rhetoric fuelling xenophobia
Authorities have a duty to ensure effective strategies are in place to protect refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in South Africa against xenophobic attacks
Some 10,000 people fleeing west Mosul every day, UN migration agency warns
Citing Iraqi Government figures, the United Nations migration agency warned that the number of people fleeing West Mosul is soaring – on 18 May, hitting a peak when some 16,100 transited through...
Solidarity must defeat hate after heinous attack on Québec mosque
Hate speech and Islamophobia are unacceptable and nurture violence. Let us show together, especially at the highest political level, that solidarity prevails and that respect for the rights of all...
Social Justice and Islam
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, equity and fairness.
Soaring temperatures pose new threat to Mosul’s displaced – UN migration agency
The United Nations migration agency warned that while hundreds of thousands of people displaced from Mosul have braved the ongoing offensive to oust the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
Six months into battle for Mosul, water and trauma care are key UN and partner priorities
Safe drinking water is a major concern in Mosul, where a battle has been underway for the past six months to retake the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the United Nations...
Six children die as migrant boats sink off Turkey
At least six children drowned on Friday in two separate incidents when their boats sank off Turkey while trying to make the risky crossing to Greece, state media reported.
Side Event at the UN on the Subject of Unilateral Coercive Measures
UN Special Rapporteur: It is necessary to review ways for compensating victims of unilateral coercive measures
Sick Iranian Children’s Suffering Exhibition at the United Nations
The Chapters from the Lives of 10 Angels Exhibition is a glance at the pain and hope of sick Iranian citizens and children was launched on the sidelines of the 43rd Session of the Human Rights...
Shia educationist killed in Karachi
Another Shia Muslim has been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi in the latest wave of assaults on Shias in the country.