‘It’s her turn,’ says UN agency, issuing global call to close critical gap in refugee girls’ education
By secondary-level education, refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to enrol in school – even though they make up half […]
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Over half a billion ‘uncounted’ children live in countries unable to measure their development progress – UNICEF
Latest data on development progress for children reveals that more than half a billion live in countries where the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are “quickly […]
Victims of Syrian conflict ‘denied any meaningful justice,’ says UN-mandated panel
The brutal conflict in Syria has not only claimed civilians as unintentional victims but has seen all warring parties deliberately target them with complete impunity […]
UN launches Environmental Rights Initiative
Taking a stand against ongoing threats, harassment and murder of environmental defenders, the United Nations on Tuesday launched an initiative enlisting business communities to champion […]
‘No other conclusion,’ ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continues – senior UN rights official
The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and forced […]
‘No other conclusion,’ ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continuing – senior UN rights official
The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and forced […]
Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing
Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment to sexual exploitation and abject poverty – the deputy […]
Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing
Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment to sexual exploitation and abject poverty – the deputy […]
On World Wildlife Day, UN joins call for protection of planet’s big cats
Big cats, the planet’s most majestic predators, are under increasing threat – mostly caused by human activities – and this year’s World Wildlife Day, the […]
‘Dossiers are being built up’ for prosecution of crimes in Syria, says UN rights chief
War crimes, potentially crimes against humanity, are likely being committed in east Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria, the United Nations human rights chief warned on […]