Organisations

Harris on status of women
The Trump administration cut off U.S. money to UNFPA, the UN agency dealing with women’s health needs; Biden restored funding shortly after taking office.

UNSC on Yemen
Security Council holds open virtual briefing on Yemen (regular monthly briefing), followed by closed consultations.

‘Catastrophic human rights impact’: UNICEF reports rise in child marriages due to pandemic

US/Migrants
“Tens of thousands of migrant families, including Venezuelans seeking protection from torture, persecution, and arbitrary imprisonment, have been abandoned by the U.S. and Mexican governments ..

Launch of Special Advisory Council for Myanmar

UN/UNSC on Tigray
The UNSC is expected to hold a closed discussion on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday. The US, UK, France, Ireland, Norway, and ..

Syria/Humanitarian crisis
The President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Khaled Hboubati, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, and the ..

UNESCO holds conference on how judiciary can protect journalists

Syria/Targeted hospitals
Human rights organizations have documented widespread and sometimes deliberate attacks by the Syrian government and its allies that have left more than half of the ..

UN/YEMEN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a ‘disappointing’ $1.7-billion had been pledged by countries Monday for humanitarian aid in Yemen – less than half the $3.85-billion ..

UN/SYRIA
UN General Assembly holds an open session on human rights violations in Syria.

UN NAVALNY
Reports on Sunday said that Andrei Navalny arrived in a penal colony about 100km east of Moscow.