‘Hope is rare now in Myanmar’, UN Human Rights Council hears
“Hope is rare now in Myanmar,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk said, calling for robust support for its citizens under fire. “The disregard and contempt…
Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations
In an appeal for “genuine dialogue” to resolve the crisis, the experts expressed deep concern about the reported repression, arbitrary killings, arrests, detention and enforced disappearances of demonstrators in Peru.…
More than 850,000 Syrian, Turkish children displaced by earthquakes
“Families forced from their homes by the earthquakes have spent the past four weeks focused on survival, their lives on hold while aftershocks continue to rumble,” said UN Children’s Fund…
LDC5: UN conference calls for more inclusive and fair digital transformation in world’s least developed countries
On Monday at the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), a series of roundtable discussions saw global leaders, ci confront two of the most fundamental hurdles facing…
Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Nada Al-Nashif warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign of improvement”. Military servitude In addition to…
UN’s commission on women opens amid vanishing progress on rights
Over the next two weeks, participants from across the world – including representatives from governments, the UN, civil society and youth groups, as well as activists – will examine how…
CSW: Advancing women’s rights since 1946
At current rates, it will take almost another three centuries to bring about equality for women and girls. Hobbled by persistent inequalities, about 383 million women and girls live in…
UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters
“This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive trends facing ocean health, now and for generations to come,” said the UN chief in…
Ground-breaking exhibit on slavery gives new generation ‘hope for humanity’
With myriad objects casting a new light on some of the darkest pages of history, Slavery: Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery has been brought to the UN by…
No more excuses; Guterres calls for ‘revolution of support’ to aid world’s least developed countries
Three years after the world began its epic struggle against COVID-19, the least developed countries (LDCs) – already grappling with severe structural impediments to sustainable development and highly vulnerable to…