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Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo

·March 15, 2023·1 min read

Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi. Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province. Children on...

New UN report warns of spike in gang attacks, ‘gross human rights abuses’ in Haiti

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·February 11, 2023·2 min read

“The findings of this report are horrifying,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a visit to Haiti this week. “It paints a picture of how people are being harassed and terrorized by criminal gangs for months without the State being able to stop it. It...

Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks

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·January 18, 2023·1 min read

Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. More than 270 people were killed in the series of explosions at churches and hotels across the island nation. A step...

Ukraine: Civilian attacks ‘must end immediately’ says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues

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·January 17, 2023·2 min read

Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told Monday’s regular briefing for correspondents in New York that António Guterres had condemned Saturday evening’s missile strike adding that it was “another example of a suspected violation of the laws of war.” Violation of international law In a statement issued later in the day, the...

UN rights experts condemn attacks in UK on trafficking victims’ credibility

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·December 20, 2022·2 min read

The credibility of victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery – including migrants and nationals – is now under attack in the UK, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts warned, in a statement published on Monday. ‘Unsubstantiated claims’ “We are alarmed by the rise in unsubstantiated claims by public officials...

Ukraine war: Attacks against civilians and infrastructure must stop, disarmament chief tells Security Council

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·December 11, 2022·2 min read

Briefing reportedly at the request of Russia on “supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine and their consequences”, Izumi Nakamitsu reminded ambassadors that she had already addressed the issue in September. Risk of diversion The UN Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) chief repeated what she had said then, that a large-scale influx of weapons...

UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo

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·December 10, 2022·1 min read

Mr. Guterres has strongly condemned the attacks, which occurred on 29 and 30 November in the villages of Kishishe and Bambo, located in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, in the volatile eastern part of the country At least 131 civilians were killed, including 17 women and 12 children, and eight...

UN counter-terrorism committee pays tribute to victims of worldwide attacks |

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·October 30, 2022·4 min read

The event kicked off in Mumbai, at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, where a series of coordinated terrorist attacks left 31 dead and many injured, in November 2008. Among the survivors is Karambir Kang, who also gave testimony to the meeting, ensuring that the views and needs of victims themselves,...

‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks |

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·June 22, 2022·3 min read

“The fears legitimately nurtured by the civilian populations who are still suffering the harmful effects of persistent ceasefire violations […] continue to be reported,” said Valentine Rugwabiza, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the Central African Republic and Head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country, known by its French acronym,...

UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks |

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·June 13, 2022·3 min read

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was “concerned over the deteriorating security situation…and the increase of attacks against civilians by the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the M23 as well as the on-going presence of other foreign armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Red Tabara and the...