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UN urges Europe to 'put human life, rights and dignity first' in response to Mediterranean crisis

UN urges Europe to 'put human life, rights and dignity first' in response to Mediterranean crisis

Apr 24, 2015, at 07:43 pm

New York, Apr 24 (IBNS) The most senior United Nations officials dealing respectively with refugees, human rights, and migration and development, have appealed strongly to European leaders to put human life, rights, and dignity first when agreeing on Thursday a common response to what they called the "tragedy of epic proportions" unfolding in the Mediterranean Sea, where some 1,600 people have died this year trying to flee their strife-torn homelands.

UN agency hails Suriname for eliminating gender discrimination in nationality laws

UN agency hails Suriname for eliminating gender discrimination in nationality laws

Jul 26, 2014, at 04:54 pm

New York, July 26 (IBNS) The United Nations refugee agency on Friday welcomed a recent decision taken by the Suriname National Assembly that enables mothers to pass on nationality to their children.