Informes

UN Secretary-General Should Work for Independent International Investigation (New York) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and key international actors should take steps to bring accountability for Sri Lanka's grave human rights violations so that the thousands of victims will not…

Jan 26, 2010 (DVB)-Palaung communities in northeastern Burma are being "devastated" by opium addiction, with mothers and wives forced to carry the weight of growing abuse among men, a report says. 'Poisoned Flowers', released yesterday by the Palaung Women's Organisation (PWO),…

Healing and support By Rob McBride KRABI PROVINCE, THAILAND, 22 December 2009 - Sitting on the floor of her simple home, Nok (not her real name), 17, speaks with Tuangporn Dumrith, a visiting social worker. Her youth belies the trauma she…

Dili, 5 December 2009- Today the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Timor-Leste (SRSG) Atul Khare and Deputy Prime Minister José Luis Guterres presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of primary responsibility for the conduct…

Indonesia - Medair's Hylton Cannon reflects on the challenges he faced as country director of a recently closed Indonesia project - particularly in Aceh Jaya province, where a surprising evaluation spurred Medair to take remedial action. Q: What sort of…

GA/SHC/3960 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Third Committee 30th & 31st Meetings (AM & PM) Committee Hears from Human Rights Council Experts on Education, Extrajudicial Execution, Foreign Debt, As Two-Week Debate Continues No State was free from human rights violations and the challenge…

By Matt Hackworth/CWS The chaos that follows a disaster, such as the recent earthquake in Indonesia or the massive flooding that gripped the Philippines, often makes delivering quality humanitarian aid a challenge. Equally problematic is ensuring that agencies engaged in…

SC/9753 Security Council 6195th Meeting (AM) The Security Council decided this morning to specifically mandate peacekeeping missions to protect women and children from rampant sexual violence during armed conflict, as it requested the Secretary-General to appoint a special representative…

NEW YORK, 30 September 2009 - UNICEF welcomes the adoption today by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution calling for increased protection from sexual violence for women and children caught up in wars and conflict. Sexual violence is…

25 September, Kathmandu. A letter released today from OHCHR-Nepal Representative Richard Bennett addressed to UCPN-M Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal calls for immediate action to be taken by the Maoist's leadership to ensure the party's full cooperation with ongoing police investigations…