* Mass executions, abductions by IS deemed war crimes * UN rights chief denounces “staggering array” of abuses * Iraqi air strikes cause “significant civilian deaths” (adds detail, quotes, byline)… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/islamic-state-in-iraq-report_n_5918882.html
Jerusalem (AFP) – The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency on Sunday urged the international community to oppose Israeli plans to relocate thousands of Palestinian Bedouin from the central West Bank. http://news.yahoo.com/un-warns-over-israeli-plan-relocate-west-bank-222039357.html
Emma Watson formally invited men to join the fight for gender equality in a moving speech on Sept. 21, launching the HeForShe campaign. In her role as the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, she spoke about how impossible it is to achieve equality of the s… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/21/emma-watson-gender-equality_n_5858206.html
The U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) is so strapped for funds that it has no choice but to soon cut its nutrition aid to millions of needy Syrians by 40 percent, Reuters reported. Nearly 6 million Syrians affected by the country’s civi… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/un-food-aid-cuts-syria_n_5862806.html
People smugglers accused of deliberately sinking a packed migrant boat in the Mediterranean must be punished, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/19/world/europe/un-migrant-deaths/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2
At least 15 children — all under age 2 — died and 50 others got sick after receiving measles vaccinations through a U.N.-sponsored program in Syria. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/18/world/meast/syria-measles-vaccination-deaths/index.html?hpt=imi_c2
At least 15 children — all under age 2 — died and 50 others got sick after receiving measles vaccinations through a U.N.-sponsored program in Syria. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/18/world/meast/syria-measles-vaccination-deaths/index.html?hpt=imi_c2