"OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR"

A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old has underlined the need for urgent measures from the Government to protect them and bring perpetrators to justice, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

Discussion on Scotland’s Human Rights Agenda with Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland.

The UN human rights expert Agnès Callamard is to head an international inquiry into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, starting with a visit to Turkey from 28 January to 3 February 2019, the United Nations human rights office OHCHR said Friday. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned on Friday that the situation in Venezuela could “spiral out of control”, amid ongoing deadly violence and uncertainty linked to the declaration by Juan Guaidó that he had become the country’s interim president. UNTV CH

Ahead of the expected ruling of the DR Congo’s Constitutional Court on the recent presidential elections the United Nations human rights office called on all sides "to seek to resolve the situation through dialogue and not to resort to violence.” UNTV CH

In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

With just 12 years left to 2030, "we need a greater sense of urgency about achieving the Agenda's promise to the world's people"- the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday. UNTV CH