Reports

OSRSG/090914-19 Geneva, 15 September 2009 - Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict highlighted the plight of children affected by war as she reported to the Human Rights Council in Geneva today. "It has been…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On the occasion of my first anniversary in office, allow me to discuss the salient human rights issues that have shaped the past eventful twelve months and that are…

As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 5: The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF No violence against children is justifiable, and all…

NGO/679 PI/1907 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) MEXICO CITY, 10 September ? Taking weapons out of the hands of those who used them would help save lives everywhere, but that alone would not stop the thriving global arms trade and make…

NGO/680 PI/1908 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) MEXICO CITY, 10 September ? Stressing that human security could only be achieved through human development, civil society representatives called on Governments worldwide to cut defence budgets in favour of poverty reduction and sustainable…

In my capacity as President of the Security Council, I am forwarding to you a letter dated 12 August 2009 from the Chairman of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict established by Security Council resolution 1612…

The Rudd Government is not changing its policy on asylum seekers. Under the Rudd Government, unaccompanied children are processed as a priority. Ten unaccompanied children were transferred from Christmas Island to the mainland on 2 September 2009. This is to enable the…

MEMO/09/370 What is resettlement and why is it needed? A large majority of refugees worldwide find themselves in places far away from the EU. They are to be found in countries neighbouring, or in the same region, as their country of…

Alpbach, Austria Ambassador Mayr-Harting, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to participate in this important stock-taking discussion on the United Nations Security Council and the protection of civilians in armed conflict since resolution 1265 (1999). Indeed, a decade after the Security Council's initiative,…

Minority Rights Group International is seriously concerned about the impact on Shia women in Afghanistan of a new law approved by President Hamid Karzai that severely restricts women's rights. The Shia personal status law has been criticised by women's groups for…