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2018.09.28
Haitian president calls for essential development aid as UN mission shifts away from peacekeeping
NEW YORK, USA — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Thursday called on the international community to provide the necessary development aid as the Caribbean island nation prepares for the transition nest year of the United Nations mission to a non-peacekeeping presence in the country.
2018.09.06
NGOs team up on girl child protection through Open Days
Malawi’s key NGOs UNICEF, Save the Children, Fawema, Rhema and others have stepped up efforts which aims at preserving, promoting and protecting the girl child by holding Open Days to sensitise the public on the importance of the rights of girls.
2019.10.12
Ecuadorean president ready for direct talks with protestors to halt violence
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday proposed direct talks with indigenous leaders after deadly protests against fuel price hikes stretched into the 10th day. “It is essential to stop the violence,” Moreno said in a brief address on television. “I call on the leaders to talk directly with me.”
2018.06.22
Human rights chief calls for international probe, following ‘shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings’ in Venezuela
GENEVA, Switzerland — In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a call for an international inquiry into the alleged violations.