93 million children with disabilities ‘among the most likely to be left behind’: UN rights chief
States should do more for an estimated 93 million children with disabilities who are “among the most likely to be left behind and the least […]
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Ocean life faces ‘onslaught of threats’ from human activity, but tools exist to save it
Underwater life is severely impacted by an “onslaught of threats,” but we already have the tools to positively influence ocean conservation, the UN said in […]
Laws must protect, ‘not reject’ says UNAIDS chief on Zero Discrimination Day
Discriminatory laws and practices that bar access to health and other services must be changed, the United Nations agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS said on Friday, […]
Laws must protect, ‘not reject’ says UNAIDS chief on Zero Discrimination Day
Discriminatory laws and practices that bar access to health and other services must be changed, the United Nations agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS said on Friday, […]
Venezuela must guarantee judicial impartiality – UN human rights expert
As political tensions continue to escalate in Venezuela, a United Nations independent human rights expert has called on the Government to “take all necessary measures […]
Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of Bulgaria’s National Day
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 1, 2019 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, […]
Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms
A teacher holds up a drawing of an adolescent girl who has just been caught unawares by her first menstruation cycle, while at school. She’s […]
Easing fears and promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms
A teacher holds up a drawing of an adolescent girl who has just been caught unawares by her first menstruation cycle, while at school. She’s […]
Young people worldwide can ‘determine the future of migration,’ says UN senior official
The key role that young people play in determining the future of migration governance around the world is the focus of the session this year […]
Without ‘transformative shifts,’ women will wait two centuries for gender equality
“I think it’s almost a joke that it will take the world so long to create women empowerment, particularly as we know that there’s an […]