Türkiye urged to reverse decision ditching women’s rights accord
Türkiye’s decision to ditch a landmark international treaty to tackle violence against women and girls, could significantly set back efforts to tackle the problem,...
Science a key ally to tackle the multiple challenges we face — Jean-Eric Paquet
Jean-Eric Paquet has been at the helm of the Horizon programme and DG Research and Innovation for the past four years. He will shortly...
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow...
Choosing sufficiency for greater fulfillment and satisfaction
Our consumerist economy constantly prompts us to buy new things to find happiness, even when it's unsustainable. Sufficiency is a burgeoning idea that calls...
Libya: Human rights abuses, political stalemates, electoral delays mar progress
The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.
Despite...
How students impacted the US Civil Rights Movement?
The US entered a new era with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks inspired thousands of college students....
Hunger still rising across East Africa
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food...
WEF, IDB and Mexican Government Launch Gender Parity Accelerator in Mexico
The Mexican Economy and Tourism secretariats, with support of the World Economic Forum and Inter-American Development (IDB), launched today a Gender Parity Initiative in...
Moving people’s mindsets in the matter of migration
Data scientists and social scientists are examining the perceptions and expectations of migrants to the EU, as well as the attitudes of Europeans towards...
Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month’s general election to foster an enabling civic space to...