‘Outraged’ UN Member States demand immediate halt to attacks against civilians in Syria
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Expressing “outrage†at the escalation of violence in Syria, particularly war-battered Aleppo, the General Assembly – the universal body comprising all 193 United Nations Members States – on Friday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate and complete end to all attacks on civilians as well as an end to all sieges in war-ravaged country.
UN officials condemn attacks against aid convoy and warehouse in rural Aleppo
Sep 21, 2016, at 12:19 pm
New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials have condemned attacks last night against a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aid convoy, as well as a SARC warehouse and health clinic in Urum al-Kubra (Big Orem), northwest of Aleppo city in Syria, in which about 20 civilians and one SARC staff member were killed and vital food and medical assistance was destroyed.
Mozambique: UN expert warns masterminds of attacks against persons with albinism still at large
Sep 03, 2016, at 03:51 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Friday said that despite all the success in tackling crimes against persons with albinism in Mozambique, their situation remains precarious as the authorities have yet to identify and arrest the masterminds behind such crimes.