Civilians flee Hawija as Iraqi forces fight to oust Islamic State

Civilians flee Hawija as Iraqi forces fight to oust Islamic State

Around 1,300 woman and children have fled the Islamic State controlled town of Hawija in the past two days. Iraqi forces are aiming to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija and the surrounding areas, where up to 78,000 people could be trapped, according to the United Nations. Oct 5, 2017
United Nations General Assembly by the numbers

United Nations General Assembly by the numbers

Leaders from around the globe are in New York for the 72nd edition of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. UNGA is made up of 193 member states and serves as the main deliberative, policy-making and representative organ. The decisions made at the UNGA are not legally binding, but set the tone for crucial UN Security Council meetings. Sep 21, 2017
United Nations General Assembly by the numbers

United Nations General Assembly by the numbers

Leaders from around the globe are in New York for the 72nd edition of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. UNGA is made up of 193 member states and serves as the main deliberative, policy-making and representative organ. The decisions made at the UNGA are not legally binding, but set the tone for crucial UN Security Council meetings. Sep 21, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

In an televised address Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations in regards to the violent clashes in the Rakhine state that has seen over 400,000 minority Rohingya flee to Bangladesh. The defacto leader had previously been criticised for not speaking out. She stated she did not fear international scrutiny and wanted to find out why the Rohingya were leaving. Suu Kyi said she was committed to the restoration of peace and stability and the rule of law. Sep 19, 2017
Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

In an televised address Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations in regards to the violent clashes in the Rakhine state that has seen over 400,000 minority Rohingya flee to Bangladesh. The defacto leader had previously been criticised for not speaking out. She stated she did not fear international scrutiny and wanted to find out why the Rohingya were leaving. Suu Kyi said she was committed to the restoration of peace and stability and the rule of law. Sep 19, 2017
UN human rights chief calls Rohingya crisis a

UN human rights chief calls Rohingya crisis a

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein denounced the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmars Rakhine State as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing in Geneva on September 11. Sep 12, 2017
North Korea will make US pay price if new sanctions approved

North Korea will make US pay price if new sanctions approved

North Korea has once again threatened repercussions against the US if it attempts to impose more United Nations-wide sanctions on Pyongyang. The UN is expected to vote on a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea on 11 September in response to Pyongyangs sixth and largest nuclear test on 3 September. Sep 11, 2017
The horrifying ways North Korea treats its own people

The horrifying ways North Korea treats its own people

North Korea is one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world. A 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on human rights in North Korea stated that systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations committed by the government included murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortion, and other sexual violence, and constituted crimes against humanity. Sep 8, 2017