UN Daily News Issue DH/7558 Friday, 15 December 2017
|
|
- Leo Jason Patterson
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 UN News For the latest news updates and alerts, visit us at UN Daily News Issue DH/7558 Friday, In the headlines: Dangerous rhetoric, overconfidence, increase risk of conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN chief warns Rohingya refugees face multitude of protection risks, warns UN agency Children are the face of conflict-fuelled humanitarian tragedy in South Sudan UNICEF Hostilities flare on Yemen s west coast, sparking new displacement UN refugee agency American Dream quickly becoming an illusion, says UN human rights expert UN rights wing appalled at mass execution in Iraq UN rights office urges El Salvador to reform 'draconian' abortion laws Dangerous rhetoric, overconfidence, increase risk of conflict on Korean Peninsula, UN chief warns 15 December United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday that he is deeply concerned over the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula, including as a result of miscalculation. While all concerned seek to avoid an accidental escalation leading to conflict, the risk is being multiplied by misplaced over-confidence, dangerous narratives and rhetoric, and the lack of communication channels, the Secretary-General told the UN Security Council s ministerial-level meeting, convened by Japan, on the challenges posed by the Democratic People s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to international peace and security. Describing the situation on the Korean Peninsula as the most tense and dangerous peace and security issue in the world today, he warned: Any military action would have devastating and unpredictable consequences. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the Security Council on non-proliferation / DPRK. UN Photo/Manuel Elias In his briefing, Mr. Guterres said that unity of the Security Council is essential to achieve the goal of denuclearization in a peaceful manner and underscored that communication channels, including military-to-military ones have to be re-established and strengthened to reduce tensions in the region. The [UN] Secretariat and I are your partner in this effort. My good offices remain always available, he added. Mr. Guterres also noted the need to disassociate the peace and security situation in the DPRK from the humanitarian needs in the country. For information media - not an official record
2 UN Daily News Seventy per cent of the country s population is affected by food insecurity and 40 per cent are malnourished and some $114 million is needed to meet urgent requirements. However, the 2017 DPRK Humanitarian Needs and Priorities appeal is only 30 per cent funded. Urging UN Member States, in particular those represented the Security Council, to consider the humanitarian imperatives, Mr. Guterres said: The people of the DPRK need our generosity and help. Concluding his remarks, the Secretary-General pointed to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and expressed hope that the DRPK would take part. As the General Assembly has recognized, these Games can foster an atmosphere of peace, development, tolerance and understanding on the Korean Peninsula and beyond. We need to spread and deepen that spirit of hope and possibility, he said, urging for diplomatic engagement to sustainable peace and denuclearization. We must do everything we can to reach that objective and avoid a level of danger that would be unpredictable in its trajectory and catastrophic in its consequences, said Mr. Guterres. The ministerial-level meeting was convened by Japan, in its capacity as the President of the 15-member Council for the month of December. In addition to Taro Kono of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, which holds the Council presidency for the month, ministers from other Security Council member States, including Sweden (Margot Wallström), Ukraine (Pavlo Klimkin), the United Kingdom (Mark Field), and the United States (Rex Tillerson) were at the meeting. Rohingya refugees face multitude of protection risks, warns UN agency 15 December The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that it is concerned about the deteriorating environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, especially children, who make up 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh. UNHCR [Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees] is increasingly worried about the deterioration of the overall protection environment, Babarf Baloch, the agency s spokesperson told the regular press briefing in Geneva. In this environment, he explained, refugees face a multitude of protection risks. On Sunday, UNHCR would begin distributing clothing to recently-arrived Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh for cooler temperatures in the months ahead. A young Rohingya refugee and her 10-month-old niece go for a walk in the early morning at Kutupalong camp in southern Bangladesh to warm up from the cold inside their shelter. Photo: UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Children, who are 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population, are particularly vulnerable. So are women, and they represent more than half of all refugees in Bangladesh. An estimated 10 per cent are either disabled, have serious medical conditions, or are older persons at risk, stated Mr. Baloch. UNHCR has been working to bolster the quality of shelters in the camps by supplying higher quality materials as well as expanding technical support for construction and drainage. Since the beginning of the crisis, UNHCR has organized 17 airlifts sending more than $9 million in aid relief items. In the
3 UN Daily News last month, the agency has distributed over 15,000 new shelter kits and more than 40,000 core relief items. UNHCR also began distributing compressed rice husks for cooking fuel. This spares children from gathering firewood in adjacent forests putting them at risk and degrading the environment by stripping woodland. Meanwhile, in responding to a diphtheria outbreak in Cox s Bazar, UNHCR turned part of its Transit Centre in Kutupalong into a treatment and isolation facility in which patients are managed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Alongside the UN World Health Organization and UN Children s Fund, UNHCR is also supporting the Bangladeshi health authorities diphtheria vaccination campaign for all children under age six. We are procuring antibiotics to treat 8,000 people and training refugee volunteers to disseminate information on diphtheria, detect symptoms of the disease and direct patients to health facilities, said Mr. Baloch. Children are the face of conflict-fuelled humanitarian tragedy in South Sudan UNICEF 15 December South Sudan's children are facing a raft of daily horrors and deprivations and urgently require a peaceful, protective environment, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday, warning that anything less, places children and women at even greater risk of grave violations and abuse. As the conflict in the world's youngest country enters its fifth year, UNICEF said in a new report entitled Childhood Under Attack, that more than half the children of South Sudan are in the throes of tragedy victims of malnutrition, disease, forced recruitment, violence and the loss of schooling. No child should ever experience such horrors and deprivations, said Leila Pakkala, UNICEF's Regional Director in Eastern and Southern Africa, and yet children in South Sudan are facing them on a daily basis. A child carries his younger sister on his back. Both children are living on the street in Aweil, South Sudan. UNICEF/Rich Years of insecurity and upheaval have had a 'staggering impact on children,' threatening an entire generation, according to the report entitled. The numbers tell a grim story, said UNICEF, noting that almost three million children are severely food insecure; more than one million acutely malnourished; 2.4 million forced from their homes; two million out of school, and if the current situation persists, only one in 13 children are likely to finish primary school. Moreover, an estimated 900,000 children suffer from psychological distress; more than 19,000 have been recruited in into armed forces and armed groups; and more than 2,300 have been killed or injured since the conflict first erupted in December 2013 with hundreds of rape and sexual assault incidents against children having been reported. Despite the huge challenges faced in a country that ranks among the world's most dangerous for aid workers, UNICEF has been delivering lifesaving assistance to children across the country since the crisis started in December 2013, warning that while it required $183 million in 2018 to provide critical assistance to children and women, currently it is $141 million short.
4 UN Daily News Hostilities flare on Yemen s west coast, sparking new displacement UN refugee agency UNHCR staff consult with community leaders and local authorities in the Dharawan settlement for internally displaced people in the outskirts of Sana a, Yemen. Photo: UNHCR/Shabia Mantoo 15 December As hostilities intensify in frontline areas on Yemen s west coast, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday that it is bracing for further displacement and a spike in humanitarian needs. Following recent fighting in the capital, Sana a, and neighbouring governorates, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received reports of new displacement from Hudaydah and Taiz governorates. UNHCR and partners are still assessing the situation, but initial reports are that more than 1,400 people have fled from Taiz and Hudaydah to the Ash Shamateen district in Southern Taizz, and Al Fayoosh district in Lahj, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch told reporters on at the regular press briefing in Geneva. With numbers expected to rise further, UNHCR is working with partners to be in position to support and help those fleeing, he added. UNHCR is particularly concerned about the fate of 1,460 Eritrean refugees as well as Yemeni civilians in the Al Khawkah area 117 kilometres south of Al Hudaydah City. The area has been declared a military zone. We are arranging for emergency cash assistance to be sent to this vulnerable community, which is facing difficulties in accessing food due to the hostilities, Mr. Baloch said. Following days of ground fighting, aerial bombardment and shelling in urban areas, the situation in Sana a is relatively calm. UNHCR reopened its office there this week, working with partners to resume humanitarian operations that had been halted since early December. The blockade of Yemen, which has yet to be fully eased, has resulted in scarcities and a spike in prices including for fuel, water, food and medicines. While new clearance procedures on goods are also resulting in delays for offloading cargo, UNHCR has asked the authorities to expedite clearances for humanitarian shipments, especially perishables, such as medicines. Moreover, UNHCR s financial assistance programme, which is intended to benefit more than 17,000 vulnerable displaced families with winter assistance grants, has been postponed due to delays in funds being released from financial service providers.
5 UN Daily News American Dream quickly becoming an illusion, says UN human rights expert 15 December The number of Americans living in poverty and the already high income inequality could worsen further in the days to come, making the United States the most unequal society in the world, the United Nations expert on extreme poverty and human rights warned Friday. The American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion, as the US now has the lowest rate of social mobility of any of the rich countries, said the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, Friday, at the end of a fact finding mission to the country. Instead of realizing its founders admirable commitments, today s United States has proved itself to be exceptional in far more problematic ways that are shockingly at odds with its immense wealth and its founding commitment to human rights, he added. Assumption that poor come from minorities is wrong UN expert UN Photo/Pernaca Sudhakaran In his statement, the Mr. Alston also stated that the assumption that poor came from ethnic minority groups is not correct and in fact there are eight million more white people than African-Americans living in poverty. The face of poverty in America is not only black or Hispanic, but also white, Asian and many other colours, he said. He went on to add that he was struck by the extent to which construed narratives about supposed distinctive differences between the rich and poor have been sold to the electorate by some politicians and the media. Such misconceptions included notions that the rich are industrious, entrepreneurial, patriotic and the drivers of economic success [while] the poor are wasters, losers and scammers, he explained. Despite the fact that this is contradicted by the facts, some of the politicians and political appointees with whom I spoke were completely sold on the narrative of such scammers sitting on comfortable sofas, watching colour TVs, while surfing on their smartphones, all paid for by welfare. I wonder how many of these politicians have ever visited poor areas, let alone spoken to those who dwell there, he noted. Proposed policy and welfare cuts could essentially shred safety nets UN expert Further in the statement, the Special Rapporteur also expressed the fear that proposed changes in US tax and welfare policies could have devastating consequences for the poorest in the country and make it the most unequal society in the world. The dramatic cuts in welfare, foreshadowed by President [Donald] Trump and [House of Representatives] Speaker [Paul] Ryan, and already beginning to be implemented by the administration, will essentially shred crucial dimensions of a safety net that is already full of holes. Several administration officials told me that as far as welfare reform is concerned, states are, in Justice Louis D. Brandeis famous phrase, laboratories of innovation. Recent proposals to drug-test welfare recipients in Wisconsin and West Virginia, along with Mississippi s recent purge of its welfare rolls, raise concerns that the administration would happily look the other way while states conducted what were in essence unethical experiments on the poor.
6 UN Daily News Mr. Alston s final report on his US visit will be available in Spring 2018 and will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in June The statement he delivered in Washington DC today can be found here. During his two-week mission, at the invitation of the federal government, the UN expert visited California, Alabama, Georgia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., as well as Puerto Rico. UN Special Rapporteurs and independent experts are appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a specific human rights theme or a country situation. The positions are honorary and the experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their work. UN rights wing appalled at mass execution in Iraq 15 December Expressing deep shock at a mass execution of 38 men at a prison in the Iraqi city of Nassiriya, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the country to establish an immediate moratorium and carry out an urgent and comprehensive review of its criminal justice system. The mass execution [ ] once again raises huge concerns about the use of the death penalty in the country, Liz Throssell, an OHCHR spokesperson, told the media at a regular news briefing in Geneva Friday. Given the flaws of the Iraqi justice system, it appears extremely doubtful that strict due process and fair trial guarantees were followed in these 38 cases, she added. Photo: Andrew Bardwell All prisoners had been convicted for terrorism-related crimes. They were executed Thursday. Also in her briefing, Ms. Throssell said that the executions and the fears over due process and fair trial guarantees raised the dangers of irreversible miscarriages of justice and violations of the right to life. The UN rights office has time and again raised concerns over the continued use of death penalty in the country. So far this year, it has been informed of 106 executions in the country, including the mass hanging of 42 prisoners in a single day in September, the spokesperson added. We once again urge the Iraqi authorities to halt all executions, establish an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty and carry out an urgent and comprehensive review of the criminal justice system, she added.
7 UN Daily News UN rights office urges El Salvador to reform 'draconian' abortion laws 15 December The United Nations human rights wing has called on the Latin American nation, El Salvador, to immediately halt the application of a law that unduly penalizes women for abortion-related offenses and to review all cases to ensure their compliance with international human rights standards. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 42 women have been convicted of attempted or aggravated homicide after suffering miscarriages or other complications under the Penal Code since The law, which a spokesperson for OHCHR described as one of the Elizabeth Throssell, OHCHR. Photo: UN Photo/ Violaine Martin most draconian abortion laws in the world completely prohibits access to abortion regardless of the circumstances, including if a woman's life is at risk or if she has suffered sexual violence. The specific section of the Penal Code is Article 133. In one of the most recent instances, on Wednesday, the Second Appeal Court of San Salvador upheld a 30-year prison sentence against Teodora Vasquez for aggravated homicide. Ms. Vasquez was in the ninth month of her pregnancy when she suffered intense pain, and called the emergency services before passing out. She awoke to find her baby had been stillborn. She was accused of deliberately ending her pregnancy and was sentenced to 30 years in prison in January During his visit to El Salvador last month, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, met with Ms. Vasquez and three other women at the Ilopango women's rehabilitation centre. They all had suffered miscarriages or other obstetric emergencies. Women living in poverty affected disproportionately According to the UN rights office, women in poverty are worst impacted. It is important to highlight here, as the High Commissioner has done, that El Salvador's Penal Code disproportionately affects women living in poverty, such as Teodora, said Liz Throssell, the OHCHR spokesperson. We have not seen women from wealthier backgrounds jailed under similar circumstances in El Salvador, she added, calling on the country to comply with its international human rights obligations and lift the absolute prohibition on abortion. The UN Daily News is prepared at UN Headquarters in New York by the News Services Section of the News and Media Division, Department of Public Information (DPI)
United Nations Nations Unies. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, MARK LOWCOCK Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen New York, 14 December 2018 As delivered
More informationUN Daily News. UN News. Olympic message of peace is universal, UN chief says in Pyeongchang. In the headlines:
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7595 Friday, In the headlines: Olympic message of peace is universal, UN chief says in Pyeongchang
More informationUN Daily News. UN News. Security operations by Myanmar show established pattern of domination over ethnic groups UN expert.
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7589 Thursday, In the headlines: Security operations by Myanmar show established pattern of domination
More informationOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Nations Unies Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, Remarks to the Security
More informationUN Daily News. UN News. Rohingya children trapped in 'appalling' conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine state UNICEF. In the headlines:
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7572 Tuesday, In the headlines: Rohingya children trapped in 'appalling' conditions in Myanmar's
More informationFamine: The end point of a global protection crisis
POLICY BRIEF Famine: The end point of a global protection crisis The world knew it was coming. The warning signs were there long before an alert was issued in January 2017: an ever-widening gap between
More informationIt should be noted at the outset that internal displacement is truly a global crisis, affecting
The Global Crisis of Internal Displacement It should be noted at the outset that internal displacement is truly a global crisis, affecting an estimated 25 million people in over 50 countries. Literally
More informationInformal Consultations of the Security Council, 7 May 2004
Informal Consultations of the Security Council, 7 May 2004 Briefing by Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, on the High-Level Mission to Darfur, Sudan Introduction Thank you,
More informationMr. President, Madam High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Statement by Mr. Hirotaka Ishihara, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, High-level Segment of the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council March 3, 2014, Geneva Madam High Commissioner
More informationHorn of Africa Situation Report No. 19 January 2013 Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Horn of Africa Situation Report No. 19 January 2013 Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan AT A GLANCE Conditions across the Horn of Africa have improved, however a crisis food security situation
More informationYEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SITUATION REPORT
YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SITUATION REPORT March 2017 GENERAL OVERVIEW Since mid-march 2015, conflict in Yemen has spread to 21 of Yemen s 22 governorates prompting a large-scale protection crisis and
More information194,000 57, ,000. $166 million. Highlights. Situation overview. South Sudan Crisis Situation report as of 1 January 2014 Report number 6
South Sudan Crisis Situation report as of 1 January 2014 Report number 6 This report is produced by OCHA South Sudan in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 30 December 2013
More informationHumanitarian Bulletin Yemen
still Humanitarian Bulletin Yemen Issue 15 7 May 8 June 2013 HIGHLIGHTS More than 90 per cent of IDPs from Abyan who have been living in Aden have returned to their homes A national policy to address internal
More informationSYRIA: HOME IS WHERE THE WAR IS
Page 1 SYRIA: HOME IS WHERE THE WAR IS As winter sets in, concern grows for the people of Syria and those who ve fled to neighbouring countries. Tearfund is working with these refugees and we plan to continue
More informationUN Daily News. UN News. Warning that peace remains elusive, UN chief outlines areas for action in In the headlines:
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7577 Tuesday, In the headlines: Warning that peace remains elusive, UN chief outlines areas for
More informationMOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
European Parliament 2014-2019 Plenary sitting B8-0362/2017 16.5.2017 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION with request for inclusion in the agenda for a debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the
More informationYEMEN - COMPLEX EMERGENCY
YEMEN - COMPLEX EMERGENCY FACT SHEET #2, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2015 FEBRUARY 13, 2015 NUMBERS AT A GLANCE 334,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yemen Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
More informationA Human Tragedy 14 REFUGEE TRANSITIONS ISSUE MODERN CONFLICTS
MODERN CONFLICTS A Human Tragedy More than 2.5 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011, taking refuge in neighbouring countries or within Syria itself. One
More informationSyria crisis. Key messages ECHO FACTSHEET. 50% of all IDPs in Syria are children
Syria crisis ECHO FACTSHEET Facts & Figures (as of 10.09.2014) Estimated number of people affected by the crisis in need of humanitarian assistance: 10.8 million In hard to reach areas: 4.6 million 241
More informationUN Daily News Issue DH/7529 Friday, 3 November 2017
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7529 Friday, In the headlines: People without nationality face stark realities of discrimination
More informationEmergency preparedness and response
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner s Programme Standing Committee 62 nd meeting Distr. : Restricted 10 February 2015 English Original : English and French Emergency preparedness and response
More informationEuropean Refugee Crisis Children on the Move
European Refugee Crisis Children on the Move Questions & Answers Why are so many people on the move? What is the situation of refugees? There have never been so many displaced people in the world as there
More informationUNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, STEPHEN O BRIEN
United Nations Nations Unies Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR, STEPHEN O BRIEN Statement to the Security
More informationSpeech by Mr Ueli Maurer, Vice President of the Federal Council, Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland.
Federal Department of Finance FDF Speech by Mr Ueli Maurer, Vice President of the Federal Council, Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland. High-level Pledging Conference for the Humanitarian
More informationThe humanitarian situation in Yemen in facts and figures 11 September 2017
The humanitarian situation in Yemen in facts and figures 11 September 2017 People in need 1 : The situation in Yemen is worsening and more people are suffering and dying at the hands of a conflict. Since
More informationNorth Korea JANUARY 2018
JANUARY 2018 COUNTRY SUMMARY North Korea North Korea is one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world. In his sixth year in power, Kim Jong-un the third leader of the dynastic Kim family
More informationCHAD a country on the cusp
CHAD a country on the cusp JUNE 215 Photo: OCHA/Philippe Kropf HUMANITARIAN BRIEF As one of the world s least developed and most fragile countries, Chad is beset by multiple, overlapping humanitarian crises,
More informationSKBN CU Humanitarian Update. August 2017
Overview SKBN CU Humanitarian Update August 2017 Critical level of immediate and chronic malnutrition, well exceeding WHO emergency thresholds, were captured in a recent SMART survey in. SAM levels in
More informationFORCED FROM HOME. Doctors Without Borders Presents AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION ABOUT THE REALITIES OF THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS
New York 2016 Elias Williams Doctors Without Borders Presents FORCED FROM HOME AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION ABOUT THE REALITIES OF THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS Forced From Home is a free, traveling exhibition
More informationMIDDLE NORTH. A Syrian refugee mother bakes bread for her family of 13 outside their shelter in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.
A Syrian refugee mother bakes bread for her family of 13 outside their shelter in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. MIDDLE UNHCR/ L. ADDARIO NORTH 116 UNHCR Global Appeal 2015 Update This chapter provides a summary
More information75% funding gap in 2014 WHO funding requirements to respond to the Syrian crisis. Regional SitRep, May-June 2014 WHO Response to the Syrian Crisis
Regional SitRep, May-June 2014 WHO Response to the Syrian Crisis 9.5 MILLION AFFECTED 1 WHO 6.5 MILLION 2,7821,124 570,000 150,000 DISPLACED 1 REFUGEES 1 INJURED 2 DEATHS 222 STAFF IN THE COUNTRY (ALL
More informationIntroduction. Human Rights Commission. The Question of Internally Displaced People. Student Officer: Ms. Maria Karesoja
Forum: Issue: Human Rights Commission The Question of Internally Displaced People Student Officer: Ms. Maria Karesoja Position: President of the HRC Introduction Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are
More informationResolution adopted by the General Assembly. [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.63 and Add.1)]
United Nations A/RES/67/262 General Assembly Distr.: General 4 June 2013 Sixty-seventh session Agenda item 33 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.63
More informationUN Daily News. However, the virus continues to spread in parts of the country where people remain largely unprotected.
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7584 Thursday, 25 January 2018 In the headlines: Largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in Nigeria
More informationPROTECTION CLUSTER UPDATE
PROTECTION CLUSTER UPDATE YEMEN MARCH 2018 SITUATION OVERVIEW The conflict in Yemen has undergone major shifts, following December clashes in Sana a city and fighting along the western coast which reached
More informationPROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN HARM RESULTING FROM THE USE OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS IN POPULATED AREAS
BRIEFING PAPER NOVEMBER 2017 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE HUMANITARIAN HARM RESULTING FROM THE USE OF EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS IN POPULATED AREAS The International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
More informationCAMEROON NW & SW CRISIS CARE EXPLORATORY MISSION REPORT. Sectors: Shelter, NFI, Food security, WASH, Health, Protection, Education
CAMEROON NW & SW CRISIS EXPLORATORY MISSION REPORT September 2018 Sectors: Shelter, NFI, Food security, WASH, Health, Protection, Education Data collection: 3-09-18 until 9-09-18 Contact person: Anne Perrot-Bihina,
More informationTHE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT OPEN DEBATE OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON MYANMAR New York, 28 September 2017 [as delivered]
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT OPEN DEBATE OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON MYANMAR New York, 28 September 2017 [as delivered] I welcome this opportunity to brief you on the crisis in Myanmar. On September
More informationComplex emergencies. Conflict causes complex humanitarian emergencies. Complex emergencies
Complex emergencies Conflict causes complex humanitarian emergencies Uganda: Mary (wearing blue), a refugee from South Sudan, fosters four other refugee children, as well as caring for her own four children.
More informationYemen January 2019 USD M FACT SHEET million people in need 14.4 million in need of protection assistance
FACT SHEET Yemen January 2019 Yemen is the world s largest protection crisis. The country needs USD 4.2 BN to provide life-saving assistance to 24.1 million Yemenis. Urgent funding is required for the
More informationUN Daily News Issue DH/6970 Thursday, 20 August 2015
For updates and e-mail alerts, visit UN NEWS CENTRE at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/6970 Thursday, In the headlines: UN refugee agency welcomes joint declaration by France and United Kingdom
More informationSuffering will worsen across South Sudan without adequate humanitarian support
Suffering will worsen across South Sudan without adequate humanitarian support Photo: Jeremiah Young World Vision South Sudan Emergency Policy Brief Juba, South Sudan July 22, 2016 Children and mothers
More informationTH EAL TIVE H RODUC P E R
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH The Issue REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AT A GLANCE Countries affected by conflict rank among the lowest in mothers and children s indicators of well-being, including health, contraceptive use
More informationImmense humanitarian needs in Syria
Humanitarian Bulletin Syria Issue 24 23 April 6 May 2013 In this issue Humanitarian situation is catastrophic P.1 HIGHLIGHTS Number of Syrian IDPs has more than doubled over recent months. UN agencies
More informationUN Summit on Refugees and Migrants discussions, commitments and follow up
UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants discussions, commitments and follow up On 19 September, during the UN High-level Plenary Meeting on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, Member States
More informationYear in Review Malteser International Americas. Empowering people to live lives with dignity
Year in Review 2016 Malteser International Americas Empowering people to live lives with dignity 2016: A pivotal year The humanitarian events of 2016 demanded the hugely diverse range of our work to help
More informationAbolish the death penalty.
1.1 is World Day Abolish the death penalty. It s a better world without it. 22-212 1 Years of World Coalition against the Death Penalty october 1 th 212 world day against the death penalty WORLD COALITION
More informationSomali refugees arriving at UNHCR s transit center in Ethiopia. Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Uganda. 58 UNHCR Global Appeal
Somali refugees arriving at UNHCR s transit center in Ethiopia. Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Uganda 58 UNHCR Global Appeal 2010 11 East and Horn of Africa Working environment UNHCR The situation
More informationPeople are internally displaced
22.2 million 2 million People are in need of humanitarian assistance People are internally displaced 2.2 million People are aimed to be supported by IOM Inauguration ceremony of one of the largest solar
More informationPROTECTION CLUSTER UPDATE
PROTECTION CLUSTER UPDATE YEMEN JUNE 2018 SITUATION OVERVIEW The military escalation to capture al-hudaydah and its port has reached decisive stages, with potentially catastrophic consequences for civilians.
More informationJanuary 24, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6. Dear Mr.
January 24, 2014 The Anglican Church of Canada / L Eglise anglicane du Canada The Primate s Office 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 Tel: (416) 924-9192 * Fax: (416) 924-0211 Email: primate@national.anglican.ca
More informationMYANMAR/BANGLADESH ROHINGYAS - THE SEARCH FOR SAFETY
MYANMAR/BANGLADESH ROHINGYAS - THE SEARCH FOR SAFETY INTRODUCTION Thousands of Burmese Muslims from the Rakhine (Arakan) State in Myanmar, known as Rohingyas, fled into southeastern Bangladesh during the
More informationWith fifth year of Syria crisis, a generation s future is at stake
WFP News Video With fifth year of Syria crisis, a generation s future is at stake WFP News Video: Syria Crisis LOCATION:Damascus, Syria / Zataari, Jordan / Amman, Jordan Shot: 3rd / 4th / 11th March 2015
More informationSuffering will worsen accross South Sudan without adequate humanitarian support
Suffering will worsen accross South Sudan without adequate humanitarian support Photo: Jeremiah Young World Vision South Sudan Policy Brief Juba, South Sudan July 22, 2016 Overview: The recent escalation
More informationUN Daily News Issue DH/7528 Thursday, 2 November 2017
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7528 Thursday, In the headlines: 'Failure to broker peace' hinders solutions to displacement, UN
More informationSyrian Arab Republic Unrest Regional Situation Report # 3 Date: 30 August 2012
n Arab Republic Unrest Regional Situation Report # 3 Date: 30 August 2012 a WHO is finalizing a desk-top review and situation analysis to measure available health capacities inside and outside the refugee
More informationGeneral Assembly. United Nations A/C.3/65/L.48/Rev.1. Situation of human rights in Myanmar. Distr.: Limited 15 November 2010.
United Nations A/C.3/65/L.48/Rev.1 General Assembly Distr.: Limited 15 November 2010 Original: English Sixty-fifth session Third Committee Agenda item 68 (c) Promotion and protection of human rights: human
More informationAUGUST 2017 YEMEN IN-FOCUS
AUGUST 2017 YEMEN IN-FOCUS UNHCR/Mohammed Hamoud UPDATE: NIGERIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SOMALIA, AND YEMEN SPECIAL IN-FOCUS ON YEMEN Ongoing conflicts continue to give rise to serious protection challenges in northeast
More informationStatement by Mr Tomás Ojea Quintana Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
Check against delivery Statement by Mr Tomás Ojea Quintana Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea 37th Session of the Human Rights Council Agenda
More informationScenarios for the Greater Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region. Humanitarian Partnership Conference Nairobi 15 September, 2015
Scenarios for the Greater Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region Humanitarian Partnership Conference Nairobi 15 September, 2015 Background Regional Overview for the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region
More informationUNHCR S RESPONSE TO NEW DISPLACEMENT IN SRI LANKA:
EM UNHCR S RESPONSE TO NEW DISPLACEMENT IN SRI LANKA: September 2006 Overview The security situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated rapidly, with conflict erupting on three separate fronts across the North
More informationFACT SHEET #10, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018 AUGUST 10, 2018
YEMEN - COMPLEX EMERGENCY FACT SHEET #10, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018 AUGUST 10, 2018 NUMBERS AT A GLANCE 29.3 million Population of Yemen 22.2 million People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance HIGHLIGHTS Airstrikes
More informationResolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December [without reference to a Main Committee (A/68/L.25 and Add.1)]
United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 February 2014 Sixty-eighth session Agenda item 70 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2013 [without reference to a Main Committee
More informationINTERNAL CONFLICT. has driven more than 1 million people from their homes, over half of them children.2
IN THE MARGINS South Sudan: Children in Need of Food and Protection.9 MILLION people in South Sudan about onethird of the country s population are seriously short of food. INTERNAL CONFLICT has driven
More informationConclusions on children and armed conflict in Somalia
United Nations S/AC.51/2007/14 Security Council Distr.: General 20 July 2007 Original: English Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict Conclusions on children and armed conflict in Somalia 1. At its
More informationFood Crisis in the Horn of Africa: CARE Emergency Fund Seeks $48 million
More than 1,500 refugees at least 80 percent of them children are arriving at refugee camps in Kenya daily as a result of a widespread food crisis. Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa: CARE Emergency Fund
More informationRemarks of Mr. Francois Reybet-Degat, Deputy Director of the UNHCR MENA Bureau. 71 st Meeting of the Standing Committee Geneva, 6 March 2018
Check against delivery Remarks of Mr. Francois Reybet-Degat, Deputy Director of the UNHCR MENA Bureau 71 st Meeting of the Standing Committee Geneva, 6 March 2018 Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates,
More informationHumanitarian Bulletin. UNRWA and UN Agencies scale-up Yarmouk response; reaching displaced civilians and host communities. Syria.
Humanitarian Bulletin Syria Issue 54 18 March 21 April 2015 HIGHLIGHTS International community concerned over lack of access to civilians in Yarmouk. At least 195,000 people fled escalating or imminent
More informationResolution 1 Together for humanity
Resolution 1 Together for humanity The 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, taking account of the views expressed during the Conference on the humanitarian consequences of major
More informationYEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SITUATION REPORT
YEMEN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SITUATION REPORT September 2016 GENERAL OVERVIEW Since mid-march 2015, conflict in Yemen has spread to 21 of Yemen s 22 governorates prompting a large-scale protection crisis
More informationLetter dated 8 March 2012 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council
United Nations S/2012/142 Security Council Distr.: General 8 March 2012 Original: English Letter dated 8 March 2012 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council I have
More informationRevision to the UNHCR Supplementary Budget: The Libya Situation 2011
Revision to the UNHCR Supplementary Budget: The Libya Situation 2011 Men queue for food at refugee camp on Tunisian border with Libya. /UNHCR/ Branthwaite Donor Relations and Resource Mobilization Service
More informationWFP News Video: Rare Video From the Frontlines of The Conflict in Yemen Shows Escalating Violence is Increasing Hunger, Displacement and Desperation
WFP News Video: Rare Video From the Frontlines of The Conflict in Yemen Shows Escalating Violence is Increasing Hunger, Displacement and Desperation and Yemen Shot: 23-26July2018 TRT: 4:00 Shotlist: :00-:11
More informationTHE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS SUMMIT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY Paris, December 1998 ADOPTED PLAN OF ACTION
Public AI Index: ACT 30/05/99 INTRODUCTION THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS SUMMIT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY Paris, December 1998 ADOPTED PLAN OF ACTION 1. We the participants in the Human Rights Defenders
More informationUN Daily News Issue DH/7563 Friday, 22 December 2017
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7563 Friday, In the headlines: Suspected cholera cases in Yemen surpass one million, reports UN
More informationBrazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa: draft resolution
United Nations A/C.1/68/L.18 General Assembly Distr.: Limited 17 October 2013 Original: English Sixty-eighth session First Committee Agenda item 99 (l) General and complete disarmament: towards a nuclear-weapon-free
More informationRemarks by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu at the first meeting of the 2018 session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission
Remarks by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu at the first meeting of the 2018 session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission (Delivered by Director and Deputy to the High Representative Mr. Thomas
More informationYemen. Yemen faces a growing humanitarian crisis, with nearly half the population lacking sufficient food, according to UN agencies.
JANUARY 2014 COUNTRY SUMMARY Yemen The fragile transition government that succeeded President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012 following mass protests failed to address multiple human rights challenges. Conflictrelated
More informationTHE MEANING OF FAMILY
THE MEANING OF FAMILY Families come in many different shapes and sizes, yet we re all united by the desire to protect and look after one another. For Lamin, a 13-year-old from Sierra Leone, the need to
More informationHI Federal Info Yemen Country Card
Yemen 2018 General data of the country a. Data Country Yemen Population 27,584,213 HDI 0.482 Adjusted HDI 0.320 Gender development 0.737 Maternal mortality 385 GINI Index 35.9 Social support 0.775 Population
More informationSituation for Children in Syria and Neighbouring Countries
Situation for Children in Syria and Neighbouring Countries 1. CONTEXT The Syrian crisis continues to deteriorate leading to significant human tragedy within Syria itself and also in the context of its
More informationHumanitarian Bulletin Middle East and North Africa
Humanitarian Bulletin Middle East and North Africa Issue 01 April 2012 In this issue 1 million people need aid in Syria P.2 Measles epidemic in Yemen P.3 2012 Humanitarian Appeal P.4 UNICEF CERF support
More informationOriginal citation: Abdelnour, Samer (2012) If stoves could kill. Stanford social innovation review blog (17 Sep 2012)
Samer Abdelnour If stoves could kill Blog entry Original citation: Abdelnour, Samer (2012) If stoves could kill. Stanford social innovation review blog (17 Sep 2012) 2012 The Author This version available
More informationConflict on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea and the Nuclear Threat Student Readings. North Korean soldiers look south across the DMZ.
8 By Edward N. Johnson, U.S. Army. North Korean soldiers look south across the DMZ. South Korea s President Kim Dae Jung for his policies. In 2000 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But critics argued
More informationSKBN CU Humanitarian Update. May 2017
Overview SKBN CU Humanitarian Update May 2017 Conflict in and nearby refugee camps puts thousands in danger and threatens the stability of the region during the main planting season. Medical supplies,
More information- ISSUES NOTE - Joint Special Event on the Food and Economic Crises in Post-Conflict Countries
- ISSUES NOTE - Joint Special Event on the Food and Economic Crises in Post-Conflict Countries Organized by the Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission, in partnership with the World Food
More informationJoint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence 13 December Developments at the Foreign Affairs Council
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence 13 December 2018 Developments at the Foreign Affairs Council Opening Statement by the Tánaiste (check against delivery) Opening Chairman, Committee
More informationResolution adopted by the General Assembly. [on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/462/Add.3)] 66/230. Situation of human rights in Myanmar
United Nations A/RES/66/230 General Assembly Distr.: General 3 April 2012 Sixty-sixth session Agenda item 69 (c) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/462/Add.3)]
More informationAttacks against civilians in the south
Humanitarian Bulletin Yemen Issue 24 08 February 05 March 2014 In this issue HIGHLIGHTS 8,000 people displaced by conflict in Al Dhale e, but lack of access is hampering humanitarian response. 60,000 still
More informationHighlights. Situation Overview. Yemen: Escalating conflict Situation Report No. 1 (as of 31 March 2015)
Yemen: Escalating conflict Situation Report No. 1 (as of 31 March 2015) This report is produced by OCHA Yemen in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Yemen. It covers the period
More informationUnited Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council Background Guide The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held its first session in 1946. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and is the only UN
More informationFighting Hunger Worldwide. WFP Response to the Syria Crisis. Funding Appeal to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fighting Hunger Worldwide WFP Response to the Syria Crisis Funding Appeal to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emergency Food Assistance to Vulnerable Syrian Populations inside Syria and the Neighbouring Countries
More informationThey Shot at Us as We Fled. Government Attacks on Civilians in West Darfur H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H
Sudan They Shot at Us as We Fled Government Attacks on Civilians in West Darfur H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Summary and Recommendations Human Rights Watch May 2008 About two-thirds of Abu Suruj, a
More informationNews English.com Ready-to-use ESL / EFL Lessons
www.breaking News English.com Ready-to-use ESL / EFL Lessons 1,000 IDEAS & ACTIVITIES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS The Breaking News English.com Resource Book http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/book.html A million
More informationHistory of South Sudan
History of South Sudan On July 9, 2011, as an outcome of The Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended Africa s longestrunning civil war, South Sudan voted to secede from Sudan and became the world s newest
More informationUN Daily News. UN News. In the headlines:
UN News For the latest news updates and email alerts, visit us at www.un.org/news UN Daily News Issue DH/7568 Tuesday, In the headlines: UN regrets reported loss of life amid Iranian protests Somalia:
More informationCentral African Republic crisis ECHO CRISIS REPORT N 9
Central African Republic crisis ECHO CRISIS REPORT N 9 Period covered 10/08/2013 to 17/09/2013 1. Map Time of validity 08:00 (UTC) ECHO Field Office Bangui IDPs in CAR : It is difficult having accurate
More informationOffice for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Nations Unies Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock Remarks at the High-Level meeting to enhance humanitarian
More informationResolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 October /15. Human rights and preventing and countering violent extremism
United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 October 2015 A/HRC/RES/30/15* Original: English Human Rights Council Thirtieth session Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on
More informationTHREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT
MARCH 2014 THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT HOW THIS CRISIS IS IMPACTING SYRIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS THREE YEARS OF CONFLICT AND DISPLACEMENT 1 Syrian women and girls who have escaped their country
More information