Human rights ‘core to sustainable development’: deputy UN chief
“Human rights are core to the 2030 Agenda, and sustainable development is a powerful vehicle for the realization of all human rights,” the UN’s Deputy […]
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Women’s empowerment ‘essential to global progress’ says Guterres, marking International Day
Women’s empowerment and gender equality are “essential to global progress”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed in his message for International Women’s Day which this […]
Security Council discusses chemical weapons use in Syria following latest global watchdog report
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday, to discuss the latest findings of the global chemical weapons watchdog in Syria, which concluded […]
Education remains an impossible a dream for many refugees and migrants
The older refugee and migrant children get, the less likely it is that they will get a quality education: less than a quarter of the […]
Education remains an impossible a dream for many refugees and migrants
The older refugee and migrant children get, the less likely it is that they will get a quality education: less than a quarter of the […]
Without tackling ‘gross inequalities’ major issues will go unsolved, warns UN rights chief Bachelet
Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling the problem, not least in women’s rights, the UN High […]
Without tackling ‘gross inequalities’ major issues will go unsolved, warns UN rights chief Bachelet
Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling the problem, not least in women’s rights, the UN High […]
Europe and Eurasia: Ghana’s National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 6, 2019 On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people and […]
Drastic deterioration in security across Burkina Faso as 70,000 flee their homes in past two months, UN warns
The landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso is facing “unprecedented” displacement, triggered by armed groups and intercommunal clashes, and exacerbated by long-term food insecurity, […]
Israeli security forces’ response to Gaza protests ‘a recipe for more bloodshed’, says UN expert
Since the beginning of the year, Israeli security forces have responded to protests along Gaza’s border fence with tear gas, rubber coated bullets and live […]