More than 1,000 migrants have died or disappeared since 2014 while trying to leave East Africa and the Horn of Africa, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. Most were travelling to the Arabian Peninsula or South Africa. Migrants face violence, abandonment by smugglers, limited access to medical care and detention, among other dangers.
Category Archives: Countries & Territories/Myanmar
Security Council Press Statement on the Situation in Myanmar
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation):
Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Myanmar
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Abdou Abarry (Niger):
Security Council Press Statement on Myanmar
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Abdou Abarry (Niger):
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary‑General
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore voiced deep concern over reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise, with families offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for a dowry. Some 28 per cent of Afghan women aged 15–49 were married before 18.
Secretary-General Appoints Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore Special Envoy on Myanmar
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Noeleen Heyzer of Singapore as his new Special Envoy on Myanmar.