News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 81

  1. UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon

    - UN News

    Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday.

  2. Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda's Fish Farming Industry

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry.

  3. Record crossings of perilous Darién Gap underscores need for safe migration pathways

    - UN News

    Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN agencies said on Wednesday, highlighting the urgency of finding safe and regular pathways.

  4. Cambodia: National elections ‘extremely disconcerting’, say human rights experts

    - UN News

    The lead-up to, and the results of, the recent elections in Cambodia are “extremely disconcerting”, UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, adding that the credibility of the entire electoral process was affected.

  5. Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency

    - UN News

    Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little over 100 days, the UN migration agency, IOM, has warned.

  6. Government Health Financing for All, Not Insurance

    - Inter Press Service

    KUALA LUMPUR and BERN, Aug 02 (IPS) - To achieve universal health coverage, people need public healthcare systems providing fair access to decent health care. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless of means, requiring adequate, appropriate and sustainable financing over the long term.

  7. Ukraine Humanitarian Response Plan Only 30 Percent Funded

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Aug 01 (IPS) - Civilian infrastructure is under attack in cities across Ukraine, and the need for long-term aid grows. However, the United Nations’ 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Ukraine is only 30 percent funded, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, told journalists.

  8. Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa

    - Inter Press Service

    KIGALI, Aug 01 (IPS) - When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding school back home, became tenuous, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, relocated them to Rwanda.

  9. Sri Lanka: Right Turn, Wrong Move

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) - When this Indian Ocean- island gained independence from Britain in 1948 after some 450 years of colonial rule under three western powers, it was simply named the “Dominion of Ceylon”.

  10. Civil Society Space in Southern Africa Shrinking as Government Repression Rises

    - Inter Press Service

    BULAWAYO, Jul 31 (IPS) - Freedom of expression is under threat as governments in Southern Africa have enacted laws restricting civil society organizations, says global rights advocacy organisation, CIVICUS, warning that human rights violations are on the increase globally.

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