Organization for Defending Victims of Violence

In Iraq, UN chief Guterres urges more support for those who have 'suffered enormously'

Highlighting the lack of resources for United Nations programmes assisting those displaced by the fighting in Iraq's Mosul Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to do...

04/02/2017 13:45

In Baghdad, UN chief Guterres pledges solidarity with Iraqi government and people

On what he called a “visit of solidarity” with Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the commitment of the country’s leaders to civilian protection and national dialogue, and pledged...

04/01/2017 19:26

Supporting Syrian refugees not only an act 'of generosity' but also of 'enlightened self-interest' – UN chief

Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence...

03/30/2017 13:36

Think of those fleeing Syria and elsewhere not with fear but with open arms and open heart – UN agency chief

Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official today made an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with...

02/03/2017 13:43

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...

01/31/2017 21:22