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 […]
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Gaza probe finds ‘reasonable grounds’ Israeli forces committed international human rights violations
An independent UN report into last year’s protests along Gaza’s border fence involving Israeli security forces, that resulted in the shooting deaths of more than […]
Stateless Rohingya refugee children living in ‘untenable situation’, UNICEF chief
With around half a million in effect, stateless Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camp, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief stressed […]
‘Comprehensively include migrants’ or Sustainable Development won’t happen: General Assembly President
Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a sustainable future for all, will not be achieved if […]
‘Comprehensively include migrants’ or Sustainable Development won’t happen: General Assembly President
Migration and sustainable development are “deeply interconnected” and the 2030 Agenda, the UN’s blueprint for a sustainable future for all, will not be achieved if […]
Europe and Eurasia: Crimea is Ukraine
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC February 27, 2019 Five years ago, Russia's occupation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula fueled an […]
UN experts urge United Arab Emirates to release terminally ill woman to live her last days ‘in dignity’
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to release from detention a terminally ill woman who they say […]
‘Informing is not a crime’ UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell important stories, UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday […]
UK must end ‘unlawful’ administration of Chagos Archipelago ‘as rapidly as possible,’ top UN court rules
The UK Government is “under an obligation” to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago “as rapidly as possible” the International Court of Justice, the […]
Joint UN-Red Cross appeal to end rising sexual violence as a weapon of war
Sexual violence in conflict – and the stigma that survivors often face – must be addressed urgently, UN chief António Guterres said on Monday, in […]