U.S. Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Omamo
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for...
UNHCR urges dialogue and peaceful coexistence among refugees in Kakuma refugee camp
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today for enhanced dialogue among refugee communities living in Kakuma to help reduce the tensions...
On the Passing of Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel peace prize winner, died yesterday (Aug. 18) in Switzerland after a...
Landmark LGBTQ Human Rights Address at United Nations
In a landmark address, the United Nation’s first-ever independent expert investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual...
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation calls for UN peace keeping force in Syria
At the 13th September emergency meeting of 57 representatives of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) nations, the world’s second...
Powerful Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Here are excerpts frm the opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the 30th session of the...
New UN Report Presents Pervasive Abuse and Recommendations to Protect LGBTI People
The United Nations human rights chief has said in a new report that lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are victims of...
Kenyan Terrorist Attack Impacts LGBTI Refugees
Following the horrific Garissa terrorist siege and massacre that has left more than 147 Garissa University students and staff dead,...
ISHR Training Human Rights Defenders 2015 Now Open
International Services for Human Rights (ISHR) has published the call for applications for its 2015 Geneva training programme for human...
