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Yemen deserves hope and dignity, Security Council hears

·July 10, 2025·2 min read

For over a decade, Yemen has endured conflict between Houthi rebels and government forces. Millions of lives and livelihoods remain at risk, and the conflict shows no sign of ending. “The appetite for a military escalation remains,” Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, told ambassadors. While violence remains an...

Gaza: UN official warns of ‘assault on dignity’ as blockade cripples humanitarian response

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·April 26, 2025·3 min read

Speaking to journalists in Gaza City, Jonathan Whittall, local Head of Office for the UN aid coordination wing, OCHA, painted a dire picture of life under what he called a “total and complete blockade” now approaching its third month. “The coming days in Gaza are going to be critical. Today...

Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’

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·April 22, 2025·2 min read

Indigenous Peoples are still excluded from decisions regarding “the very foundation of our identity, survival, and self-determination,” said Aluki Kotierk, Chair of the 24th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). This year’s theme is focused on implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and addressing associated challenges – emphasising...

Dignity for migrants should be our guiding light, insists ‘Cabrini’ film star

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·January 18, 2025·3 min read

“Being from southern Italy, the migration issue is very close to my heart. Southern Italians have always emigrated throughout history, especially during the Second World War and I have in my family people who have emigrated and I am an emigrant myself,” Ms. Dell’Anna said, ahead of a special screening...

Honduras: new internal displacement law ‘much-needed step’ towards restoring hope and dignity

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·December 23, 2022·2 min read

The action taken by the National Congress will help with the more than 247,000 Hondurans who have been displaced by violence, 55 per cent of whom are women and 43 per cent children and adolescents. “This law on internal displacement is a much-needed step towards restoring their dignity, hope and...