16 April 2013 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed alarm at continuing reports of widespread human rights violations in the Central African Republic and called for the urgent…
Dakar, 18 April 2013 - Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, visited Conakry from 15 to 17 April 2013. The visit follows his appointment by the United Nations Secretary General as…
Dakar, 18 April 2013 - Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, visited Conakry from 15 to 17 April 2013. The visit follows his appointment by the United Nations Secretary General as…
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone in collaboration with UNIPSIL Human Rights and with support from OHCHR organised its Third Annual Conference and Training workshop on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Human…
17 April 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, was received on Wednesday 17 April 2013 in Maputo by the President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza.During his meeting…
11 April 2013 – BNUB Public Information unit handed over to Burundi media houses and organizations copies of the manual "Media Coverage of Judiciary issues" published in partnership with National Communication Council (CNC)…
Because of the multiple constitutional, traditional and religious barriers that female political aspirants and candidates encounter when running for public offices in Sierra Leone, the women parliamentarians have called for a…
Tripoli, 15 April 2013 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) alerts the media and social network users in Libya and abroad of a Facebook Page that introduces itself as "Security Council/Libya Branch/The…
Mogadishu, 14 April 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, is shocked and outraged by today's deadly attacks in Mogadishu. While the number of the dead is still…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - SRSG Miroslav Jenča opened an international seminar “The Impact of Glaciers Melting on National and Trans-boundary Water Systems in Central Asia”, organized in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 11-12 April, with the…
The young boy scout lifted up a placard that read "Isn't It My Right to Live Like Other Children?" along with a cartoon drawing of a boy who lost a leg watching other children playing football. The marching band blew the…