Global civil society statement on Myanmar
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We, the undersigned organizations, call on the United Nations Security Council to urgently impose a comprehensive global arms embargo on Myanmar to help prevent further violations of human rights against peaceful protesters and others opposing military rule. In recent weeks, Myanmar security forces have killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children, merely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Since the February 1, 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military junta has responded with increasing brutality to nationwide protests calling for the restoration of democratic civilian rule. As of May 4, security forces have killed at least 769 people, including 51 children as young as 6, and arbitrarily detained several thousand activists, journalists, civil servants, and politicians. Hundreds have been forcibly disappeared, the authorities unwilling to provide information on their well-being or where they
UAE pushes UN on sexual violence in conflict zones thenationalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenationalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NEW YORK, 16th April, 2021 (WAM) The UAE called on Member States of the UN to tackle the root causes of conflict-related sexual violence, including structural gender inequality and harmful social norms at the UN Security Council.
The UAE submitted a written statement for the Council’s annual Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict and underscored that the subject would remain a key priority during its term on the Council in 2022-2023.
The UAE outlined its own efforts, including the recent launch of its.
Iraq : L OIM, l USAID et Nadia Murad s associent pour soutenir les survivants yézidis du massacre de Kocho | Organisation internationale pour les migrations iom.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iom.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Erbil The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Nadia’s Initiative (NI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are working together to scale up support to Yazidi survivors of genocide.
IOM, USAID and NI will assist members of the community who survived the genocide in accessing durable solutions through the construction of new housing units near the old town, alongside other tailored measures to help families feel safe, heard and supported in their recovery.
IOM and NI will also support the community’s memorialization efforts through the establishment of memorials and measures to protect the cemetery where the remains of individuals exhumed from Kocho’s mass graves are now being reburied.