Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
13 Jan, 2021

Rights of the Child

Support Builds to Protect Children from Crimes Against Humanity

The civil society coalition has supported the process by elaborating the legal basis for these proposals and demonstrating how they align with progress made elsewhere,…

22 June, 2026

Half the World’s Children Face Overlapping Climate Threats

The geography of risk is uneven but wide. In the Sahel, more than four million children face the triple burden of heatwaves, extreme heat and…

16 June, 2026

Afghanistan’s Deepening Crisis

The humanitarian picture is alarming. Afghanistan remains one of the world’s largest crises, with 21.9 million people requiring assistance in 2026. Edem Wosornu of the…

9 June, 2026

Yemen’s Hunger Crisis Deepens as Aid Dries Up

In displacement camps, mobile health teams are trying to fill the gap. In Al-Shaab camp in Aden, WHO and local partners are running clinics to…

4 June, 2026

Schools as Bastions: Education in the Context of Displacement Eastern DRC

The two‑year US$10m initiative in Ituri emphasises safe infrastructure, teacher training, psychosocial support and catch‑up learning, measures that help stabilise communities and reduce recruitment into…

17 May, 2026

A War on Women and Children

The drone war has also destroyed the infrastructure upon which civilian life depends. Between 70 and 80 percent of health facilities in conflict areas are…

15 April, 2026

Left Behind: The Global Education Crisis

Progress since 2015 has slowed across nearly every region, with sub-Saharan Africa especially hard hit. In conflict zones, official figures almost certainly undercount the true…

26 March, 2026