Hi, this is Pip. Today, we’re hearing about a small island state taking on a leading power at the Human Rights Council – not without resistance. We’re also looking at the biggest war crimes trials that took place last month, including a rare case brought against the Myanmar Junta.

In other news, the United Nations has called for a dramatic increase in aid for Pakistan amid a surge in water-borne diseases following the catastrophic floods, while Switzerland responded to reports of structural racism at the Human Rights Council yesterday.

04.10.2022

On our radar

A nuclear weapon detonated at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946. The image has been colourised. (Credit: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons/US government)

Marshall Islands takes US nuclear legacy to the Human Rights Council. It’s the second environment-related initiative that the small island country spearheads in its two years of membership at the Human Rights Council. After obtaining the appointment of a human rights expert on climate change in September 2021, the Marshall Islands is now seeking the UN rights body’s help to address long-standing human rights challenges posed by the nuclear legacy left by the United States over 60 years ago.

Geneva Solutions (EN)

Here’s what else is happening

⛓️September war crimes round-up: Guinea opens trials over 2009 massacre while a rare case is brought against Myanmar’s junta.
Geneva Solutions (EN)
💰UN dramatically hikes Pakistan aid appeal amid 'second wave of death and destruction'.
Reuters (EN)
🇺🇳Exiled Uyghur leader predicts UN debate on Xinjiang next year.
Nikkei Asia (EN)
💉Gavi urged to buy at least 30 per cent of vaccines from African manufacturers.
Health Policy Watch (EN)
🇨🇭Switzerland responds to structural racism reports at Human Rights Council.
Swissinfo (EN)
❗Yemen’s warring sides fail to extend UN-backed truce.
AP News (EN)

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