Archive for September 19th, 2023

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19/09/2023

Ethiopia: Mass Killings Continue, Risk of Further ‘Large-Scale’ Atrocities

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday [].

The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
© WFP/Claire Nevill | The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

The latest report from the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since 3 November 2020 – the start date of the armed conflict in Tigray –  including mass killings, rape, starvation, destruction of schools and medical facilities, forced displacement and arbitrary detention.

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19/09/2023

UNESCO: 250 Million Children Now Out of School

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday [] by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Students attend classes at a school in southwestern Haiti.
© UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier | Students attend classes at a school in southwestern Haiti.

The increase is partly due to the mass exclusion of women and girls from education in Afghanistan but can also be attributed to broader stagnation in education provision worldwide.

The findings undermine UN Sustainable Development Goal 4, which sets the goal of quality education for all by 2030.

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19/09/2023

‘Radical Reorientation’ Needed as Half of Humanity Lacks Basic Health Coverage

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Over 4.5 billion people worldwide lack coverage for essential health services the UN health agency said on Monday [], underscoring the need for stronger political commitment and increased government investment.

A child receives vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis at a clinic in Skopje, Macedonia.
© UNICEF/Tomislav Georgiev | A child receives vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis at a clinic in Skopje, Macedonia.
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