EU migration deal welcomed by UN agencies
In a joint statement, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR) said that while the finer detail of the accord...
Latest tragedy in the Mediterranean claims over 100 lives – UN...
“ concerned about the increasing number of people dying on the central Mediterranean route and calling for concerted international efforts to avoid further...
UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority
“We unequivocally condemn these heinous acts of intimidation and violence against members of the Roma minority in Ukraine,” the three UN experts said in...
UNHCR welcomes deal to end latest migrant stand-off in Mediterranean Sea
The development comes after the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain and Portugal ended a disembarkation stand-off involving the migrants - who had...
Proposal for Spain to reckon with its past during Franco era,...
On 10 July, the Minister announced a series of initiatives in Congress to revise the Historical Memory Law, which would make it possible to...
UN chief calls for ‘increased commitment’ to resolution on 10th anniversary...
“The Secretary-General recalls that it is a reminder of the need to resolve this and other protracted conflicts in Europe,” said a statement issued...
UN rights experts call on Russia to release Ukrainian film-maker whose...
“We urge Russian authorities to unconditionally release him as a matter of urgency,” the UN experts declared.
Oleg Sentsov was arrested by Russian authorities in...
‘Step backwards’ for Bosnia’s autonomous Serb region as assembly reneges on...
“Rejection of the Commission’s findings is a step backwards for Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Special Adviser Adama Dieng.
“It undermines the rule of law and...