Proponents said its passage is critical with 339 million people in need of humanitarian aid and nearly 50 million people on the verge of famine worldwide.
Humanitarian organizations gained an important new tool with the passage of a U.N. Security Council resolution that creates a standing exemption to the U.N.'s asset freeze measures.
The 15-nation council on Friday approved the resolution, co-drafted by Ireland and the United States, in a 14-0 vote from which India abstained on the grounds that terrorist groups might be able to misuse it to raise funds and recruit fighters.
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."
“The path to justice for his killing remains fully blocked," said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
The panel said it found evidence of human rights abuses on both sides, but those by Russia far outweigh those by Ukraine.
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."
“The path to justice for his killing remains fully blocked," said Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
The idea is to speed up the adoption of a global economic model that more closely aligns with the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals.
The talks center on climate, financial services and more cooperation among governments and private partners.
