Access to legal abortion services needed, to prevent 47,000 women dying each year – UN rights experts
States across the world should act now to decriminalise abortion and make every effort to ensure women and girls have the right to make their […]
Month: September 2018
Bangladesh ‘disappointed’ at lack of progress in alleviating plight of Rohingya, Prime Minister tells UN Assembly
The world cannot ignore or remain silent over the plight of the Rohingya people – driven from their homes in Myanmar and sheltering in Bangladesh […]
Reaching those furthest behind is an ‘international obligation’ not charity, Nepali leader says at UN Assembly
Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Nepal urged greater international focus on the developing world to ensure they […]
‘We do not need superheroes,’ the world expects its leaders to tackle global ills, Indonesian vice-president tells UN
With collective will, compassion and humanity, world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly Hall have what it takes to deal with complex and […]
Human rights ‘success stories’ shared at the UN to serve as example, and inspire others
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is 70 this year and since then, it’s helped improve the rights of vulnerable women, children and men […]
Chronic illnesses: UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year
“Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses outlined by World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, who […]
Deputy UN chief hails ‘political courage’ of Latin American countries ‘to confront and end femicide’
A 50 million Euro investment aimed at helping to end the scourge of femicide – where women and girls are killed just because of their […]
Deputy UN chief hails ‘political courage’ of Latin American countries ‘to confront and end genocide’
A 50 million Euro investment aimed at helping to end the scourge of femicide – where women and girls are killed just because of their […]
On day two of UN General Assembly’s annual debate, it’s multilateralism all the way
From trade to climate change to development and fighting diseases, world leaders mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to deliver […]
Governments urged to ‘do the hard work’ to better manage global migration
As world leaders met at the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss the first global agreement designed to better manage international migration, a leading voice […]