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A mother holds her one-year-old son, who is suffering from malnutrition, at a health centre in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.
© UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene

News in Brief 30 July 2021

30 July 2021
News in Brief
  • 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
  • Mercenaries must leave Libya to pave way for peace, elections – UN experts
  • Rights expert urges governments to crack down on hate speech and crimes targeting Roma
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Faiza Patel, Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Outsourcing to private security contractors threatens rights, UN panel warns

14 September 2011
A United Nations panel today called for greater regulation of mercenaries and private military and security companies by both host and contributor countries to ensure respect for human rights and accountability for any abuses committed.
José Luis Gómez del Prado, Chairman of the Working Group on Mercenaries

Legally binding controls needed for private security contractors, say UN experts

8 July 2011
A group of independent United Nations experts today called for the adoption of binding international regulations to control the activities of private security companies.

UN experts explore mercenary activity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

17 October 2008
A group of United Nations experts have gathered in Moscow today to begin discussions on current practices in the Eastern European and Central Asian regions relating to the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies, as well as measures for the regulation and oversight of such entities.

Private security firms involved in new forms of mercenary activity – UN experts

6 November 2007
A team of independent United Nations experts said today that a number of private security companies operating in conflict zones are engaging in new forms of mercenary activity, warning that States employing them could be liable for human rights violations committed by their personnel.

UN group concerned about involvement of private security companies in conflicts

26 February 2007
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries today expressed concern about the increasing involvement of private military and security companies in countries facing conflict, including their work protecting mining companies and the effect this has on local communities.

UN expert on mercenaries visits El Salvador, Panama

8 May 2002
A United Nations expert is visiting El Salvador and Panama for talks with authorities in both countries on efforts taken to combat mercenary activities.

UN expert urges more awareness of mercenary aspect of terrorism

1 October 2001
The involvement of mercenaries in terrorist acts should be reflected in United Nations analysis, follow-up and resolutions on terrorism, as well as in national legislation, according to a report to the General Assembly released today at UN Headquarters in New York.

UN expert urges more awareness of mercenary aspect of terrorism

1 October 2001
The involvement of mercenaries in terrorist acts should be reflected in United Nations analysis, follow-up and resolutions on terrorism, as well as in national legislation, according to a report to the General Assembly released today at UN Headquarters in New York.