News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 137
Development Effectiveness & the Quality of Financing: Towards a More Holistic Approach at Seville
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM Sweden / MILAN, Italy, Feb 14 (IPS) - When world leaders gather in Seville for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in June, they will be meeting at a pivotal moment: one defined by mounting systemic risks, a multiplication of crises, and proliferation and fragmentation of development co-operation actors and funds.
US Pullout Gives Upper Hand to Human Rights Abusers Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) - When some of the world’s “authoritarian and repressive regimes” were elected as members of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) --including Cuba, China, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -- a US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher infamously remarked: “The inmates have taken over the asylum, I don’t plan to give the lunatics any more American tax dollars to play with.”
UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
- UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and destruction.
Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group
- UN News
A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a systematic campaign to silence political opposition.
Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success
- UN News
Cacao, sugar and butter are part of the recipe for chocolate, more specifically, Peace by Chocolate – a company started by the Hadhad family, who fled to Canada long before the brutal 13-year-long war in Syria came to a close last December.
Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary
- UN News
More than 825,000 people who were displaced within Syria have returned to their areas of origin since December, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday.
UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where hundreds of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as M23 rebels continue to attack and seize control of towns and villages.
Race Against Time as Hunger, Poverty Rise Amid Growing Global Uncertainties
- Inter Press Service
ROME & NAIROBI, Feb 12 (IPS) - Nearly one in 11 people in the world and one in five people in Africa go hungry every day, a crisis primarily driven by chronic inequality, climate change, conflict and economic instability. At the current pace, hunger and extreme poverty rates show little sign of drastically receding by 2030.
Sexual Violence and Displacement: Disproportionate Threats to Children in Haiti
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - As ongoing gang violence and unrest bring down the living conditions in Haiti, humanitarian groups sound the alarm on human rights violations and the increasing challenges they dace in providing relief efforts.
Legal Amendments in Iraq Threaten Rights of Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 12 (IPS) - Efforts to end child marriage in Iraq are facing a serious threat, with the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ approval of amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law raising grave concerns that it risks permitting child marriage for girls.
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