Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 501
Drones deliver blood to prevent maternal death in Botswana
- UN News
Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to support from the United Nations.
No ‘manels’, more gender equality in Indonesia: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Panel discussions exclusively made up of men, or ‘manels’ need to stop, says Valerie Julliand, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Indonesia. Ms. Julliand has taken steps to promote gender parity by pledging that the UN will only participate in panels which include women’s voices.
Halt legislation on coercive mental health measures in Europe – UN experts
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for a European body of intergovernmental experts to stop legislation supporting coercive mental health measures.
The Kenyan Peacekeeper Championing the Ideals of the Women, Peace and Security
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - Major Steplyne Buyaki Nyaboga of Kenya singles out the establishment of gender-responsive military patrols in farming communities in Central Darfur, Sudan as one of the proudest moments of her two-year mission with the African Union–United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID).
The Issue is Exploitation, not Migration
- Inter Press Service
MUMBAI, May 27 (IPS) - “There’s no other option but to return,” said Chitrasen in January 2021, when asked if he would migrate back to the city. The previous year’s pandemic-induced lockdown had left migrant workers stranded in cities and stripped of all their savings. An entire year later, as the second wave of COVID-19 engulfs India, many migrant workers find themselves confronted by a similar situation.
To Beat Covid, Beat HIV, & Beat Inequality, Find the Money
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, May 27 (IPS) - The writer is Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.In this time of intersecting crises – the Covid crisis, the HIV crisis, the inequality crisis, and more – progress on all these crises is being blocked by another crisis: finance.
UN rights chief calls for inclusive peace process to end Palestine occupation
- UN News
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Thursday for a “genuine and inclusive peace process” to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine and a repeat of recent deadly clashes that have been marked by possible war crimes by Israeli security forces.
Pandemic making life harder for older refugees in Latin America
- UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the already difficult situation of older refugees across Latin America, according to a joint assessment published on Wednesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the NGO HelpAge International.
UN rights chief urges Libya, EU, to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean
- UN News
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday urged Libya’s unity government and European Union (EU) countries to act to protect migrants making the dangerous crossing in the central Mediterranean Sea.
People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 26 (IPS) - It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the world. The killing forced people to the streets, in the USA and on every inhabited continent, to demand respect for Black lives and Black rights, proving that protest was essential even during the pandemic.
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