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 […]
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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 […]
UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention
As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this year, the United Nations General Assembly […]
Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly
Warning that the world seems to be drifting away from dialogue and towards unilateral action – at great peril to very fundamental tenets of democracy […]
Violence against the LGBTI community: UN focuses on ‘need to challenge hatred’
As the United Nations celebrates 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a high-level event on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings of lesbian, […]
‘Humanity cries for justice’, ICC President says, underscoring importance of Criminal Court
Amidst a slew of high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) […]