Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 435
Tragic death of Venezuelan baby highlights need for greater migrant protection
- UN News
Following the death of a baby during an interception at sea off the southeast coast of the island of Trinidad on Sunday, UN agencies have expressed their deep sadness and called for stronger measures to protects refugees and migrants.
Conversation with a Media Icon: Dr. Roberto Savio
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 07 (IPS) - We are sitting in the heart of Rome, Via Panisperna, where Dr. Roberto Savio has had his office for the last 58 years. His energy and activity, both mental and physical, belies his age. At 87, he walks the 7 kilometres from his house to his office building and climbs two flights of stairs to reach his office. When I caution him about the traffic on the roads of Rome as he walks home every evening, he is very relaxed about it. “Look here, Rome is over 2,000 years old, and these roads were meant for pedestrians, not cars.”
Long-haul SADC Action Needed to Counter Mozambican Insurgency and Humanitarian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb 07 (IPS) - Ongoing insecurity and an unfolding humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique need a strategically planned response to deal decisively with the insurgency that has plagued the area since October 2017.
More support needed for women and girls in super typhoon-ravaged Philippines
- UN News
As the debris clears, the scale of destruction is laid bare. When Super Typhoon Rai - Odette as it’s known locally - barrelled down on the Philippines on 16 December, its 195km/h winds and torrential rain tore through hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and vital infrastructure, putting millions of lives in peril.
It is Time for a More Inclusive & Democratic UN
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI/ BERLIN/ KUALA LUMPUR/ KINGSTON, Feb 07 (IPS) - The global challenges we face are too complex for governance as usual. It is high time to strengthen the United Nations’ (UN) democratic and participatory character.
Haitan teenager spends three years in a Haitian jail for a crime he didn’t commit
- UN News
A young Haitian man is rebuilding his life, with the support of the UN, after being held in detention for three years, from the age of 15, when he was wrongfully accused of stealing from a local shopkeeper. Many others, like him, spend a prolonged period of time behind bars, before their case comes to trial.
First Person: Hope and shelter, amid the fighting in Burkina Faso
- UN News
For the last three years, a retired cook in northern Burkina Faso has been providing shelter for people displaced by armed attacks in the country, where the security situation continues to deteriorate.
Is it Time to Bar Coup Leaders from the UN?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) - A rash of military coups in Africa has resurrected a long dormant question: should leaders who take power through armed insurrections be barred from addressing the United Nations—an institution which swears by, and promotes, multi-party democracy?
Burkina Faso: Rising displacement adds to Sahel crises
- UN News
Insecurity in Burkina Faso, particularly in the region bordering Côte d’Ivoire, is pushing more people to seek safety both within and outside the country, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
Daughters of Somalia, a continuous pledge to end female genital mutilation
- UN News
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls - including pain, bleeding, permanent disability and even death - discussion over how to end the harmful tradition, remains taboo.
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