Deaf advocate voices importance of sign languages as UN marks first commemoration
Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who have not met […]
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Peace is at risk and violated in many places, but ‘we will not give up,’ says UN chief Guterres
On Friday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres cited the strong correlation between the International Day of Peace and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as […]
UN chief seeking ‘renewed commitment’ to global rules and values, as world leaders head to New York
UN chief António Guterres on Thursday called for a “renewed commitment to a rules-based global order” and to the organization he leads, highlighting his key […]
Indigenous peoples ‘lag behind on all social and economic indicators’: UN deputy human rights chief
Progress that destroys traditional culture, language, land and human heritage “is not development, but wilful destruction”, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said […]
A third of world’s out-of-school youth live in conflict, disaster-affected countries – UNICEF report
Childhood is a time for growth, a time for school. But conflict or disaster are depriving 104 million young people between the ages of five […]
A third of world’s out-of-school youth live in conflict, disaster-affected countries – UNICEF report
Childhood is a time for growth, a time for school. But conflict or disaster are depriving 104 million young people between the ages of five […]
Bring the United Nations closer to the people, urges Assembly President in her inaugural speech
The new session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President pledging to use her year in office to bring the […]
Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights
The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has raised hopes that improving human rights will be front and centre on Eritrea’s path forward, according to […]
Kenya makes progress in supporting people with albinism, but ‘much remains to be done’ says UN expert
Despite improvements for persons with Albinism in Kenya who have historically suffered attacks and discrimination, a United Nations expert has signaled that “much remains to […]
Keeping order in the General Assembly: The strange saga of how a Viking gavel was broken, then lost, then carved again
If you’re a keen observer of the United Nations General Assembly, you may have noticed the body’s President wields a very unusual looking gavel. It […]