Written statement presented by the ADH at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council As various reports and data show, immigrants, especially African immigrants, are deprived of their most basic rights, which are inalienable and necessary for everyone. Since the end of the 20th century, around 60,000 migrants have lost their lives across the […]
During a report broadcast on Sunday February 27 at the station in Lviv, a large city in western Ukraine located about 80 kilometers from the Polish border, the France 24 channel met several African students who claim to have been prevented to enter Poland through Ukrainian border guards. Many Africans fleeing the war in Ukraine […]
The UN Secretary General criticizes the morally bankrupt global financial system which has abandoned the southern countries, depriving the African populations of the necessary investments. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appreciated through a video message before the 35th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Regional Organization which was held […]
Women continue to die from unsafe abortion; Countries must act quickly to ensure that health providers and systems can deliver quality care to girls and women. According to a study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners in 17 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, a […]
Over the past 16 years, the United Nations has verified 266,000 cases of grave violations against children in more than 30 conflict situations in Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America. The year 2021 has been marked by a series of serious violations against children in recent or protracted conflicts and less than half of […]
Nearly 38 million people are at risk of hunger in West and Central Africa and 16.2 million of Yemen’s population face acute famine. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that there is a lack of funds to continue providing food aid to 13 million people in Yemen. Nearly 38 million people are […]
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) is the lead agency for SDG indicator 6.4.2, which measures the pressure exerted by human activity on natural freshwater resources. According to the FAO, three billion people live in agricultural areas affected by severe water scarcity. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) is […]
According to UN estimates, nearly 280 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance next year; Almost 14 million people faced acute food insecure in the Sahel. In the central Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali and western Niger), insecurity deteriorated rapidly, and displacement increased by 30% between 2020 and 2021. According to UN estimates, nearly […]
Non governmental organizations play an essential role in our society. They fight against human rights violations, bring perpetrators to justice and change discriminatory laws. Without NGOs our world would be a much darker place. Providing relief and protection to those in need requires a coordinated and effective response to emergencies from humanitarian actors. Despite widespread […]
According to the UN, the novel coronavirus still continues to pose challenges with regard to the unequal treatment suffered by the most vulnerable people such as indigenous peoples, people of African descent, people of Asian descent, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Although the third wave of Covid-19 contamination is over, the general situation remains complicated […]