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UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees

·March 19, 2023·1 min read

The report, covering the period between May 2020 and December 2022, draws on interviews with 207 victims and witnesses and an analysis of more than 2,500 items of evidence, including photographs, videos, medical, and court records. ‘Unacceptable picture of impunity’ “Our report paints an unacceptable picture of impunity and the...

‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon

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·February 23, 2023·1 min read

“Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce tensions, and restore calm,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Against a backdrop of deadly accelerating surges of violence, “sky high” tensions, and a...

Rising humanitarian needs require political will, increased funding: UN relief chief

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·February 21, 2023·1 min read

The world is facing the largest food crisis in modern history and famine is looming, while human rights – especially women’s rights – are under attack and tensions are high in places where injustice is rife, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said in remarks to the Riyadh Humanitarian Forum...

Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

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·February 18, 2023·3 min read

“What is urgently needed is the political will to break the protracted political stalemate and achieve progress on multiple fronts,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the latest meeting of the High-level Committee on Libya, taking place in Addis Ababa. Progress is sorely needed towards holding elections and advancing gains...

UN envoy sees ‘real chance’ of political solution in Sudan

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·January 18, 2023·2 min read

The coup ended a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders established following the April 2019 overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled for 30 years. “After almost 15 months after the coup of 25 October 2021, returning to the transition path would be a major, major step forward...

Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail

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·January 7, 2023·2 min read

“The release of political prisoners in Myanmar is not only a relief to those unfairly detained, but also their families”, OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. “Importantly, however, we take this opportunity to call for the release of the thousands of others who remain in detention for opposing...

New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realizing Sudanese aspirations

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·December 8, 2022·3 min read

Special Representative Volker Perthes commended military and civilian leaders, saying they have come a long way since then. “The framework agreement now offers a path to realize the aspirations of Sudan’s youth, women and men,” he said, speaking from the capital, Khartoum. Path to democracy The document is supposed to...

DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief

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·November 28, 2022·3 min read

Citing the DPRK’s official news agency and various government sources, Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors that at around 10:15 am local time, the so-called Hwasong-17 missile flew a distance of 1,000 km at an altitude of approximately 6,100 km. “It is reportedly the first successful test of the DPRK’s largest and...

Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy |

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·October 25, 2022·5 min read

The country is facing its worst economic crisis since the war began, as well as a deadly cholera outbreak that is rapidly spreading. Mr. Pedersen reported on his recent “busy period of diplomatic engagement” with key Syrian and international stakeholders, including in connection with the stalled Constitutional Committee meetings in...

Libya: ‘Political deadlock persists with no clear end in sight’- UN envoy |

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·October 25, 2022·3 min read

Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily arrived in the country this month and has been prioritizing consultations with political, institutional, security and civil society representatives, in a bid to address these challenges. “The situation in Libya calls for a consensus State re-legitimation process. Legitimate institutions capable of providing for the basic needs...