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New York, May 15 (JEN): The United Nations has condemned the murder of well-known French photojournalist Camille Lepage, whose body was found in the Bouar region in the western part of war-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where she had been working. more
UN backs universal education, condemns Nigerian abduction

New York, May 14 (JEN): Stressing the need to educate all children, the head of the United Nations education agency on Tuesday condemned the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria – calling i ...

CAR: UN concerned over children witnessing brutality

New York, May 14 (JEN): The children of the Central African Republic (CAR) are witnessing terrible violence in what has become a forgotten crisis, a senior United Nations Children’s Fund ( ...

UN urges investigation into murder of Pakistani lawyer

New York, May 10 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Rashid Khan Rehman in Pakistan and urged the Government to bring the perpetrators ...

UN urges Azerbaijan to drop charges against rights defenders

New York, May 10 (JEN): Three human rights defenders facing 12 years in prison for charges brought against them in the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s 2013 presidential elections have drawn the ...

Groups urge UNHRC for treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations

New York, May 7 (JEN) A global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty Alliance), made up of a large group of civil society campaigns, networks, social movements and organization ...

UN concerned over disparity in access to clean water, sanitation

New York, May 9 (JEN): Despite a narrowing disparity in access to cleaner water and better sanitation between rural and urban areas, sharp inequalities still persist around the world, says a ...

DR Congo: UN disappointed over mass rape verdict

New York, May 9 (JEN): The United Nations envoy on sexual violence in conflict on Thursday voiced her disappointment that only two people were convicted of rape during the recent trial of 39 ...

UNESCO urges inclusion of free expression in development goals

New York, May 8 (JEN): A world conference convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted a Declaration highlighting the contribution of ...

UN urges Eritrea to end widespread arbitrary arrest

New York, May 7 (JEN): The Government of Eritrea needs to put an immediate end to the widespread practices of arbitrary arrest, ill-treatment and persecution, says an independent expert appo ...