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UNSOM head calls to fight terrorist insurgency in Somalia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN Assistance Mission in Somalia UNSOM head Catriona Laing on Monday briefed the members of the UNSC told that Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but…
Top envoy on Gaza says Israeli advance on Rafah ‘dire consequences’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN top Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag said on Monday that an extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians…
UN experts calls to probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women, girls
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. Group of human rights experts on Monday called for investigation into alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The experts said…
OHCHR chief says UK asylum bill on Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday warned that the United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run contrary…
Guterres calls Taliban to end restrictions on women, girls in Afghanistan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN head Antonio Guterres on Monday called the de facto Taliban authorities to end the restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan, as he was addressing a conference in Doha.…
India Stresses Need for Comprehensive Reform at United Nations Security Council
GG News Bureau
United Nations, 19th Feb. In a resounding call for substantial reforms, India has once again emphasized the necessity of broadening the scope of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India raised questions regarding the…
UN rights expert on Russia condemns Navalny death, asks ‘who is next?’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 17th Feb. UN independent human rights expert on Russia Mariana Katzarova on Friday said that the reports that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died are absolutely shocking, she…
OHCHR regrets Venezuela decision to order UN rights office to leave
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 17th Feb. UN human rights office in Geneva on Friday said that it is evaluating next steps, while continue to engage with authorities in Venezuela after the Government ordered the UN office must…
UNAMA survey reports drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 17th Feb. UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UN Women, and International Organization for Migration on Friday issued a latest survey reported that Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and…
OHCHR ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in jail
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 17th Feb. UN human rights office in Geneva on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, called for an impartial…