Archive for April 2011
UN Human Rights Council calls for investigation into alleged abuses in Syria
UN Human Rights Council calls for investigation into alleged abuses in SyriaThe United Nations Human Rights Council today voted for a mission to be sent to Syria to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law and crimes committed against civilians in the Middle East country, where hundreds of people have been killed during weeks of unrest.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38237&Cr=syria&Cr1=
Fighting near Libyan-Tunisian border leaves refugees at risk – UN
Fighting near Libyan-Tunisian border leaves refugees at risk – UNFighting near a border crossing between Libya and Tunisia has stopped the flow of migrants from Libya’s Western Mountains region, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, voicing concern that those fleeing might be caught up in the clashes between Government troops and opposition forces.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38233&Cr=libya&Cr1=
UN refugee agency alarmed by large number of people fleeing Somalia
UN refugee agency alarmed by large number of people fleeing SomaliaThe United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm at worsening insecurity in Somalia, which has forced 50,000 people out of the country in the first three months of this year, more than double the number of refugees who fled the Horn of Africa nation during a similar period in 2010.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38231&Cr=somali&Cr1=
DPR Korea: UN agencies begin emergency operations to feed 3.5 million people
DPR Korea: UN agencies begin emergency operations to feed 3.5 million peopleThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced plans to introduce emergency operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to feed an estimated 3.5 million people in desperate need after crop losses and a particularly bitter winter.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38232&Cr=korea&Cr1=
UN official calls on Mauritania to do more to eradicate slave-like practices
UN official calls on Mauritania to do more to eradicate slave-like practicesMauritania needs to do much more to eliminate slave-like practices, the United Nations human rights chief said today as she also called on the West African country to take steps to improve the role of women and set up mechanisms to tackle human rights violations by previous regimes.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38234&Cr=slave&Cr1=
Côte d’Ivoire: UN calls attention to unmet needs of conflict-affected communities
Côte d’Ivoire: UN calls attention to unmet needs of conflict-affected communitiesThousands of people in southern, central and western Côte d’Ivoire remain in great need of humanitarian aid, United Nations officials in the country reported today, stressing that priority requirements include health care, education, water, shelter and protection of those affected by the recent post-election violence.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38225&Cr=ivoire&Cr1=
UN concerned over plight of hundreds displaced by violence in western Colombia
UN concerned over plight of hundreds displaced by violence in western ColombiaThe United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over the plight of hundreds of people in western Colombia who have been forced to flee their homes amid an increasingly violent struggle between illegal armed groups over the control of mining and coca farming in the area.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38218&Cr=Colombia&Cr1=
UN agency suspends food aid in parts of Southern Sudan after attacks
UN agency suspends food aid in parts of Southern Sudan after attacksMore than 240,000 Southern Sudanese may not receive critical food rations next month after the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) suspended operations in two areas of the soon-to-be independent country because of direct attacks amid rising violence in the region.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38223&Cr=sudan&Cr1=
As drought deepens in Ethiopia, UN and partners urge scaling up of aid
As drought deepens in Ethiopia, UN and partners urge scaling up of aidUnited Nations humanitarian agencies are calling for increased assistance to an estimated 2 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa country, where emergency conditions are projected to persist until the next rainy season arrives in October.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38224&Cr=ethiopia&Cr1=
Libya: UN human rights panel begins investigation into abuses
Libya: UN human rights panel begins investigation into abusesA three-member international panel arrived in Libya today to begin a United Nations-ordered inquiry into the violence and human rights abuses in the North African country since forces supporting Muammar al-Qadhafi began a crackdown against protesters earlier this year.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38205&Cr=libya&Cr1=