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Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace

Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered the appeal at a Security Council briefing on the ongoing crisis, now nearing its 1,000-day mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Mr. Ebo warned that the situation remains dire for civilians, with intensifying attacks resulting in a record number … Read moreUkraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace

UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks

John Marks, interim UNICEF Representative in Ukraine, issued a renewed appeal for schools to be protected as war rages on. “During the first week of the new academic year, educational facilities in areas including Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Lviv and Sumy were reportedly damaged in attacks,” he said. “Evacuations across areas closer to the frontline … Read moreUNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere

WMO warned on Tuesday that glaciers and ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accounts for some 50 per cent of sea level rise, which is accelerating, with disastrous impacts on small island developing states (SIDS) and densely populated coastal areas. Glacier melt The average thickness of the world’s glaciers has plummeted by almost 30 metres since 1970. “The cryosphere … Read moreWMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere

Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on

“Spanish authorities must conduct a full, fair, and effective investigation into these allegations, publish the findings and stop any unlawful interference into the fundamental rights of the Catalan minority activists in Spain,” they said in a statement.  Top leaders arrested  Following the October 2017 independence referendum, Spain arrested leaders of the Catalonian independence movement on charges … Read moreSpain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on

Türkiye: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders |

“We have documented many cases where counter-terrorism legislation and other criminal provisions have been used to harass, arrest, detain and convict civil society actors in Türkiye, including Dr. Fincancı, on spurious grounds”, the experts said in a statement. Blurred charges On 26 October, Ms. Fincancı, who helped develop UN reference standards on the investigation and … Read moreTürkiye: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders |

Ireland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions |

Citing information received, 10 experts issued a joint statement saying that systemic racism in childcare institutions between the 1940s and 1990s, has “resulted in the higher institutionalization rate of children of African and Irish descent”. During their prolonged time there, children were exposed to heightened risk of corporal punishment, sexual, physical and verbal abuse, with … Read moreIreland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions |

UN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port |

“Tomorrow, he will join President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a meeting hosted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq told a regular press briefing in New York. “He will go on to visit Odesa and then Istanbul in the following days,” he added. Checking the grain During his visit, the UN … Read moreUN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port |