Yemen Children Face Wasteland of Death, Destruction

The U.N. Children’s Fund warns that millions of children in Yemen are facing violence, disease and deprivation, as that country’s long-running civil war shows no signs of abating. The U.N. children’s fund says constant bombardment by Saudi-led coalition forces and street fighting between pro-government soldiers and Houthi rebels is exacting a heavy price on children. UNICEF reports more than 740 children have been killed and more than 1,100 wounded since the start of Saudi...

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

~	UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza

~	UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state

~	Protecting indigenous peoples' rights 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018

~	DR Congo: UN report indicates Government participation in ethnic massacres in Kasai

~	ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action