News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 79
World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
- UN News
Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced a record 1.3 million people, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
‘Truth and Justice Have No Statute of Limitations; The State Must Assume Its Responsibility’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 13 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses struggles for historical justice with Graciela Montes de Oca, a member of Mothers and Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Uruguayans, a Uruguayan civil society organisation that seeks truth, justice and prevention of future crimes like those committed under dictatorship.
US Threatens UN Members Seeking a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestine Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) - The United States, a longstanding and unyielding Israeli ally, is threatening UN member states urging them to keep off an upcoming high-level meeting aimed at recognizing a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
The meeting, to be co-chaired by France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and Saudi Arabia, a strong political ally of the US, is scheduled to take place June 17-20.
Nia Tero: Indigenous Guardianship the Only Time-Tested Approach To Healthy Ocean Ecosystems
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 12 (IPS) - The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) has seen a significant presence from Indigenous peoples, who insist that their perspective and guidance be taken into account in the global efforts for sustainable ocean use and conservation. The sense of responsibility to the ocean and recognition of its history is an example that the international community can learn from.
Atoll Nation of Tuvalu Faces Climate Existential Crisis, Frustration With Slow Funding
- Inter Press Service
NICE, Jun 12 (IPS) - Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo, describes himself as an optimist—despite the existential crisis his atoll nation faces with climate change-induced sea level rise and frustration with existing international financial mechanisms to fund adaptation and mitigation.
UNOC3: A Cry for Global Action to Save Small-Scale Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 12 (IPS) - Just before dawn, the worn wooden dhows begin gliding toward the shore at Magogoni fish market in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam. Their tattered sails flutter against the orange sky. Exhausted fishers step out onto the muddy sand, hauling frayed nets and plastic crates, their sun-creased faces tight with fatigue.
Military Conflicts at Historic High as US Signals Retreat from World Stage
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, Jun 12 (IPS) - The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.
World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe
- UN News
With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, the UN Chief for Humanitarian Affairs once again sounded the alarm about the crisis unfolding in Sudan on Thursday.
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
- UN News
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during 14 years of civil war. Now, some families are able to live in hope as the Middle Eastern country emerges from the traumatic period of dictatorship and conflict.
Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR
- UN News
With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world. This is no longer the case.
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