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Representatives from national governments, regional bodies, international development agencies, and civil society organizations today convened at a high-level forum on the use of gender data and statistics to address violence against women in East and Southern Africa (ESA). The joint UN Women-UNFPA forum titled “From Prevalence Surveys to Action” showcased the latest statistical innovations and […]
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176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya today on a humanitarian flight to Rwanda, organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It was the second such flight to Rwanda this year, using the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), the first having taken place in July. Those evacuated include men, women and children, including several young […]
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted seven decades ago, established the equality and dignity of every human being, and the duty of every government to provide an environment in which its people can enjoy and exercise their rights as the foundation for freedom, justice, and peace in the world. The theme for International Human […]
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A UN human rights expert today called on the Liberian Government to promptly investigate a series of killings that have occurred this year, some of which have reportedly been linked to ritualistic practices. At least 10 people have been killed in unclear circumstances in 2021, including five in September reportedly with suspected links to ritualistic […]
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by renewed intercommunal clashes that erupted this week in Cameroon’s Far North region, displacing thousands inside the country and forcing more than 30,000 people to flee to neighbouring Chad. Since Sunday 5 December, at least 22 people have been killed and 30 others seriously injured during several […]
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by renewed intercommunal clashes that erupted this week in Cameroon’s Far North region, displacing thousands inside the country and forcing more than 30,000 people to flee to neighbouring Chad. Since Sunday 5 December, at least 22 people have been killed and 30 others seriously injured during several […]
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We have to reframe the narrative prevalent in most societies across the world that views female professionals as mere survivors on the career-scape,” said Millicent Alambo, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) Gender Adviser serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Millicent was speaking at the closing of a training session for female […]
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The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday donated an assortment of food and non-food items to families in Medina village, near the Halane base camp in Mogadishu. The items, including blankets, buckets, jerrycans, mosquito nets, rice, sugar, and cooking oil among others, were handed over to the families by the AMISOM Head of […]
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December is International TTTS awareness month, a global initiative to increase public awareness about the risks of being pregnant with monochorionic twins and guiding parents to the right medical advice and treatment. “There is an urgent need to drive awareness and knowledge about TTTS. The more people who are aware, the more lives can be […]
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As part of its ongoing push for durable peace across the world’s youngest nation, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) continues building essential capacities among communities and authorities. Earlier this year, new Human Rights Commissioners and Advisers on gender as well as legal affairs were appointed in Jonglei state to uphold respect for […]
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Leading women’s rights organization, Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org), has called on Kenya’s President and Chairperson of the East African Community, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who chairs the Economic Community of West African States to marshal their peers into prioritizing efforts to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across borders […]
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Western Cape. — The Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve is offering a R100 000 reward to anyone who has information that will lead to the successful arrest of those who killed four rhinos and injured one on Wednesday. According to the game reserve, the 24 hour Anti-Poaching Unit raised the alarm when they found four shot […]
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A man has been sentenced to three life terms and a combined 279 years in the North West High Court for 27 offences he was charged with, including rape and murder. Thabang Gordon Moloi, 28, was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count of murder and two of rape. “Moloi’s unrelated charges include murder, attempted […]
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Today, Office of the Prime Minister launched NutriCash – a project that will see children under two, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in West Nile region, Northwestern Uganda, receive UGX 48,000 (14 USD) every month to help meet their nutrition needs. NutriCash is part of the Child Sensitive Social Protection Programme funded by Sweden. The […]
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Today, 9 December 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) (ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane, partially confirmed the charges brought by the Prosecution against Mr Mahamat Said Abdel Kani (“Mr Said”), a national of the Central African Republic (“CAR”) […]