Rapports

Activities and Updates Repatriation of Burundian refugees During the reporting period, 4,131 returnees arrived in Burundi, including 5 who arrived from South Africa. 351 entered through Ruyigi on two convoys, and 3,775 through Makamba (2,044 former 1972 refugees from Tanzania's Old…

Nous, représentants des organisations nationales et internationales des droits humains oeuvrant au Burundi voudrions vous demander de renouveler le mandat de l'Expert Indépendant sur la situation des droits de l'homme au Burundi. Il a été et pourrait continuer à…

Human Rights Council MORNING Concludes Discussion on Toxic Waste and Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and held an interactive dialogue with him in which…

Chad, 10 September 2008 - The protection mission in eastern Chad is unable to deal with spiraling insecurity leaving half a million people vulnerable to attacks and abuse warns international agency, Oxfam in a report published today. One year…

Navanethem Pillay to Make First Address to Council as High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council will hold its ninth regular session from 8 to 26 September at the Palais des Nations to discuss issues relating to the…

Points saillants : - La communauté humanitaire en deuil : A la suite de l'accident d'un avion d'Air Serv, des travailleurs humanitaires et de développement du système des Nations Unies et des ONGs ont perdu la vie lundi le 1er…

The September/October issue of Foreign Affairs includes an essay by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres. In 'Millions Uprooted: Saving Refugees and the Displaced', Guterres explains how war and human rights violations are scattering millions of people…

Refugees and related humanitarian action UNHCR activities for Sudanese refugees Background - In eastern Chad, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the request of and in cooperation with the Chadian Government, assists nearly 250,000 Sudanese refugees…

Abidjan, le 22 août 2008 - Les associations et réseaux de femmes de Côte d'Ivoire ont convenu, mercredi 20 août 2008, au siège de l'Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI), à Abidjan, avec des structures onusienne et…

UNMIL PR 69 Monrovia, Liberia - A new Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) report from the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) covering the period January to June 2008 says only five (5) allegations of SEA were reported during the period.…