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UN experts call for urgent action to protect Ukrainian children with disabilities in residential care institutions

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Published Date

07 Oct 2022

GENEVA (7 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* are gravely concerned about the thousands of Ukrainian children with disabilities who were living in residential institutions and have been evacuated...

Uganda: action plan gives hope to people with albinism

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Stories

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Published Date

05 Oct 2022

Elizabeth Ayebere, 14, and her mother Scovia Nsimenta, embrace after her enrolment into a new school. ©OHCHR Photo

The Ugandan Government’s recognition of albinism as a disability, has led to the development of a national action plan. The plan, developed with the assistance of UN Human Rights, provides better assistance in all sectors from health to education.

Ethiopia: Critical moment to strengthen fight against trafficking in the Tigray, Afar, and Amhara

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Press releases

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Published Date

03 Oct 2022

GENEVA (3 October 2022) – Women and girls in the Tigray, Afar and Amhar are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual exploitation as they flee the conflict in Northern Ethiopia...