A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed an Agreement to create a framework for cooperation and collaboration to enhance...
A joint UN-hosted donor conference to rally international support behind Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya minority, ended on Thursday with a promise to continue engaging with concerned countries...
An estimated 1 in 6 children – or 356 million globally – lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is set to worsen significantly,...
Thai celebrity and rights activist Cindy Sirinya Bishop is working to stop violence and other abuses against women as the newly appointed UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador for...
The misuse of terrorism laws during conflict situations often leads to an “unmitigated calamity” on the ground, an independent UN expert has warned. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,...
The UN’s top human rights official has called on all actors in Bolivia to remain calm and refrain from any action that could undermine the peaceful...
In reviewing, assessing and acknowledging the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslavement and colonialism, the groundbreaking Durban World Conference of 2001, represented a “milestone” in...
Michelle Bachelet has issued a statement calling on governments to step up action against these crimes, improve access to justice and reparations for victims, and institute...
Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted last weekend between security forces and Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province...
Many will be familiar with El Niño – the ocean-warming phenomenon that affects global weather patterns – but how about...
The Chinese train that came and wentAt a nationally-televised press conference in Panama City in March 2019, a China-funded team...
Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities across the world in the...
People tend to look for watersheds in history that mark the end of an era, that unique juncture when there...
Nagorno-Karabagh is located inside the Azerbaijani territory that, with the other seven districts around it, has been occupied by Armenian...
Under Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship 2020, President Vladimir Putin will host Heads of State of Brazil, China, India and South Africa...
Japan the titan of soft power is well recognized for its technological superiority, arts, aesthetics, and cuisines. Japan once avoided...
