The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa said the health leader was "targeted by an Ethiopian government investigation that appears to have been politically motivated."
GENEVA (AN) — An expert panel warned of grave human rights concerns in Ethiopia's Tigray region a day after an NGO pointed to a government effort to discredit the U.N. health agency's leader.
A new report on Tuesday from the U.N.'s International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia warned of an "overwhelming risk" the government and armed groups will perpetrate more war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
