Archive for December 16th, 2023

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16/12/2023

Over 700 a Day Dying from Small Arms Fire; Main ‘Weapons of Choice’ for Criminals and Terrorists

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Amidst a multitude of global crises and escalating of armed conflicts, small arms and light weapons remain a silent killer, having claimed over 260,000 lives during 2021, amounting to 45 per cent of all violent deaths.

According to 2021 figures, small arms claimed over 260,000 lives, amounting to 45 per cent of all violent deaths.
© Unsplash/David von Diemar | According to 2021 figures, small arms claimed over 260,000 lives, amounting to 45 per cent of all violent deaths.

That’s according to Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, who briefed the Security Council on Friday [], quoting the latest figures available.

“This is more than 700 people a day, or one person dying from small arms every two minutes”, she said.

She added that “small arms and light weapons are the weapons of choice in initiating, sustaining and exacerbating conflict, armed violence, terrorism and other forms of organized crime”.

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16/12/2023

UN Staffers Face Threat of Being Forced Out of the US– at Retirement

Human Wrongs Watch

By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 2023 (IPS)* – Going back to the 1970s, thousands of UN staffers were given legal status opting for permanent residency in the US– after their retirement.
 

The UN Secretariat building in New York City, where staff of the UN Secretariat carry out the day-to-day work. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías

But that longstanding privilege now seems to be in jeopardy forcing retirees to return to their home countries uprooting their lives in the US.

The United States Immigration and Nationality Act has for long allowed long-serving UN staff members, who held the traditional G-4 visa status, and who met certain criteria, to apply for Legal Permanent Residency, also known as a “Green Card,” under the “Special Immigrant” category (EB-4), upon separation on retirement.

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