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Morocco re-elected to UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Morocco has been re-elected, in the person of Abdelmajid Makni, to the United Nation Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CPRD) for a second term, in elections held on the occasion of the 17th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held June 11-13, in […]

Sudan’s emergency volunteer network wins Norway’s top human rights award

Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), a grassroots network of volunteer aid groups, have been awarded the 2025 Rafto Prize for human rights work, in recognition of their life-saving efforts amid the country’s deepening war and humanitarian collapse. Founded during the 2023 civil war between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the ERRs emerged […]

Storms without borders: UN warns of growing global crisis from sand and dust

Sand and dust storms now affect over 330 million people across 150 countries, with serious consequences for health, food security, and economies, according to a new report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Marking the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, the UN General Assembly declared 2025–2034 the official Decade for Action […]