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Amnesty International on Friday urged Myanmar’s military authorities to ensure full and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for those affected by the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar. The group urged the military must remove administrative barriers that can delay needs assessments and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all affected communities without discrimination. The group [...]

UN Secretary General António Guterres warned of a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry in a speech Friday commemorating the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. In his statement, Guterres urged the world to reject xenophobia and discrimination amid a troubling surge in anti-Muslim sentiments. He warned that governments are employing racial profiling and discriminatory policies that [...]

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) plans to halve the food rations to $6 a month per refugee starting next month. Amnesty International on Thursday called on the international community to step up and support the WFP to avoid a devastating impact on the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.  With 95 percent of Rohingya households dependent [...]

Justice for Myanmar (JFM) released a statement calling on the United Nations to investigate possible conflicts of interest with its Special Envoy to Myanmar due to her possible links with Chinese state-owned entities. The Special Envoy, Julie Bishop, served as the Australian minister of foreign affairs from 2013-2018 and was appointed to her position as [...]

The US Supreme Court, by a 5-4 majority, upheld a temporary restraining order against Trump’s administration on Wednesday. The government must reinstate the frozen foreign assistance fund of approximately $2 billion. Writing for the dissent, Justice Samuel Alito described the majority’s decision to uphold the temporary restraining order as “an act of judicial hubris.” The [...]

The UN World Food Program (WFP) will close its southern Africa office following the Trump administration’s recent foreign aid cuts. The decision underscores the broader impact of the administration’s termination of approximately 90 percent of USAID’s foreign aid contracts, a move that has disrupted humanitarian operations worldwide. WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri told the Associated Press [...]

The United Nations reported on Monday that approximately 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will face disruptions to essential services following the United States’ decision to cease nearly all financial contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). These cuts will directly impact psycho-social support, gender-based violence services, safe spaces, and economic empowerment programs crucial [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday urged the international community to implement an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar. Türk delivered his statement at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, describing the rights situation in Myanmar as one of the worst in the world with a “litany [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Thursday called on Russian authorities to halt legal action against a journalist who criticized the invasion of Ukraine and faces a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years. CPJ program director Carlos Martínez de la Serna said the case against journalist Ekaterina Barabash “demonstrate how Russian authorities [...]

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