Global IssuesNews headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 2
Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers
- UN News
Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in the unlawful removal of asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda under an agreement between the two governments and the proposed “Safety of Rwanda” bill.
Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Apr 21 (IPS) - When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Pakistan this week (April 22, 2024), experts say the two issues topmost on his mind that he will want to discuss with his Pakistani counterpart, President Asif Ali Zardari, will be border security and the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.
Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies
- UN News
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces, amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim Rohingya community to join their ranks.
Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President
- UN News
Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard their cultures, and expand their participation at the UN, “deep chasms” endure between commitments made and reality on the ground, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday.
Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
- UN News
African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications than women in Europe and Northern America, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) said in a new report published on Wednesday.
Migration in the Americas: A Dream That Can Turn Deadly
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Apr 16 (IPS) - The Darién Gap is a stretch of jungle spanning the border between Colombia and Panama, the only missing section of the Pan-American Highway that stretches from Alaska to southern Argentina. For good reason, it used to be considered impenetrable. But in 2023, a record 520,000 people crossed it heading northwards, including many children. Many have lost their lives trying to cross it.
UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination
- UN News
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descentbringing together anti-racism activists, human rights defenders, government delegations and others.
World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests
- UN News
A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine must end immediately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the UN Security Council on Monday.
Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign
- UN News
With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new advocacy campaign – “World Leaders: It’s Time to Let #YouthLead” – calling for greater youth representation in decision-making roles in both the public and private sector, civil society, academia, and the UN.
First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti
- UN News
People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have been violently changed, with one person saying he feels that he has lost his identity and “no longer amounts to anything”.
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