UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Stories

UN rights chief urges accountability in Syria, sees huge chance for fair transition
Reuters  |  Dec 10, 2024

Syrians woke on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and Assad fled to Russia.

Refugees decry lack of adequate climate funding in most vulnerable regions
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 19, 2024

Africa is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its current and historical greenhouse gas emissions are minuscule at the global scale...

UK Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya makes a tour of Eastleigh
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 14, 2024

Barnett said he had made it a priority to visit the neighbourhood and get a feel of the community and its vast development.

Govt to purchase properties for Kenyan embassies abroad, aims to reduce rental expenses
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 10, 2024

The Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations warned that rental expenditures for diplomatic properties were rising.

Refugees urged to move to higher grounds as heavy rains continue
Mary Wambui  |  May 06, 2024

UNHCR Representative to Kenya Caroline Van Burech has expressed concerns about the heavy rains which have now reached the Kakuma refugee camp.

Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
UN News  |  Apr 23, 2024

The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital in K...

Refugees or Kenyan citizens? The long, winding search for national identity
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 01, 2024

Young people seeking to get IDs find themselves registered both in the UNHCR data base and is in the Kenyan one, making it hard for them to get the na...

Measles outbreak in Dagahaley Refugee Camp calls for urgent response
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 29, 2024

The organisation has warned that due to its highly contagious nature, measles could result in severe complications, including pneumonia, malnutrition...

UK reaffirms commitment to supporting LAPSSET project
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 09, 2024

The UK High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan, on a familiarisation tour of the Port of Lamu this week, emphasized the importance of understanding both...

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