UN Funding Crisis Threatens Work of Human Rights Council

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Hannes P Albert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ announcement that certain activities mandated by the council cannot be delivered due to a lack of funding. The council has sought clarity on why certain activities had been singled out.Among the activities the commissioner says can’t be delivered is the commission of inquiry on grave abuses in Eastern Congo, an important…

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