Rapports

Faits saillants : - L'absence totale de dispositif sécuritaire entre Kananda et Kilicha et entre cet axe et les Hauts Plateaux de Fizi favorise les attaques des FDLR contre les civils allant ou revenant des marchés - Le nombre de cas…

To help promote gender mainstreaming within the national budget, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN, formerly UNIFEM), from February 25-26, 2011, conducted a series of capacity building workshops for the National Legislature…

18 March 2011 DAKAR, SENEGAL - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that Senegal had made significant strides in its efforts to protect the human rights of its citizens in recent years, but noted that…

Human Rights Council MORNING 18 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Micronesia and Mauritania. Jeem Lippwe, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations in New…

MUGUNGA III CAMP, Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 16 (UNHCR) - Marie* was first raped three years ago during a raid on her village that left her husband and 10 children dead - she was about 70 years…

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 March 2011 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes on Liberia, Malawi and Mongolia. Christiana Tah, Minster of Justice and Attorney General of Liberia, said that after years of conflict…

15 March 2011 Novotel Conakry Thank you all for coming. It is with great pleasure that I am here with you today. As you may know, this is my first official visit to West Africa since I took office as…

HR/CT/727 Human Rights Committee 101st Session Amid Praise for 'Self-criticism' as 101st Session Opens, Some Experts Raise Questions about Public Officials Accused of Torture Togo was on an irreversible path to sustainable human development and democracy, which would enhance the protection of human rights…

By Gisèle Langue Menye BOUAKÉ, Côte d'Ivoire, 14 March 2011 - Rose (not her real name), 12, lives in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire. This tall and gracious middle-school student is carrying upon her shoulders the heavy…

Posted on March 14 2011 United Nations, New York - UN Women, under the Fund for Women's Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS, today announced approximately US$1.5 million in small grants to twenty grassroots and community-based organizations…