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Oman Now 100thCountry To Ratify Maritime Labour Convention
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 6:23 pm | UN News
Oman has become the 100thcountry to ratify a 2006 treaty that protects the rights, pay and conditions of seafarers - a milestone that was commemorated on Monday by a ceremony at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in ... More >>
Respect And Protect Basic Human Rights In Sri Lanka, UN Experts Urge
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 5:02 pm | UN News
Following this week’s crackdown on non-violent demonstrations in Sri Lanka, independent UN human rights experts urged the government on Friday to “ensure that all human rights be respected and protected” and guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful ... More >>
New COVID Wave A Reminder Pandemic Is ‘far From Over’: Guterres
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 5:01 pm | UN News
Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines “to every person, everywhere” – not simply in the wealthiest nations, said the UN chief on Friday . Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing ... More >>
Rights Chief Highlights Urgent Need For Action Over Thousands Missing In Syria
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 6:09 am | UN News
Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday. “The scale of this tragedy is daunting, ... More >>
Ukraine War Drives International Food Prices To ‘New All-time High’
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 6:06 am | UN News
Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.” “It is now more than two years that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Condemns Deadly Attack On Train Station, Dozens Of Civilians Killed
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 6:04 am | UN News
In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement , that the strike ... More >>
UN General Assembly Votes To Suspend Russia From The Human Rights Council
Friday, 8 April 2022, 5:40 pm | UN News
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting ... More >>
Roma Rights Advocates Warn Of Rising Hate Speech: Many ‘Don’t Even Know’ They’re Being Racist
Friday, 8 April 2022, 6:26 am | UN News
International Roma Day on 8 April is a key date to mark Romani culture, made more significant in Romania since the passing of last year’s landmark legislation there, to combat hate-speech against the Roma – the first law of its kind in Europe. Nonetheless, ... More >>
Diverse, Inclusive Workplace: ‘Key Driver Of Resilience And Recovery’
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:23 pm | UN News
One-in-four people do not feel valued at work, and those who do are mostly in senior positions, according to a new report launched on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Although diverse and inclusive workplaces generate greater productivity, ... More >>
Ukraine: Hundreds More Reach Safety After Fleeing Besieged Mariupol
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:22 pm | UN News
In Ukraine, humanitarians said on Wednesday that hundreds of people have managed to reach safety after fleeing Mariupol, where there’s also been condemnation for the killing of Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius, as he tried to escape from ... More >>
Sport Must Show Leadership Amidst Climate Crisis: UN Deputy Chief
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:21 pm | UN News
Athletes are among the most influential people on the planet and together with their managers, fans and others involved in organized sport, must contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. That was the message UN Deputy Secretary-General ... More >>
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres Joins Call For Bucha War Crimes Probe
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 6:43 pm | UN News
UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The Secretary-General’s comments came after shocking images from ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Mishandling Of Economic Crisis Triggers Alarm Over Rights Violations
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 6:41 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka to defuse tensions peacefully, after a state of emergency was declared in response to protests over the country’s deepening economic crisis. OHCHR said that the situation ... More >>
El Salvador: Response To The Rise In Gang Killings ‘Cruel And Inhuman’
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 6:29 pm | UN News
The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise in gang killings, has prompted the grave concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Tuesday a pattern of “unnecessary and excessive use of force” by police ... More >>
UN Climate Report: It’s ‘Now Or Never’ To Limit Global Warming To 1.5 Degrees
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5:53 am | UN News
A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned , with scientists ... More >>
End Landmine Scourge Once And For All: Guterres
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5:51 am | UN News
Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action is still needed to protect people from these “abhorrent weapons", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. In his message for the ... More >>
Interview: Slave Trade Reparations ‘Essential’, 1619 Project Founder Tells UN News
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:49 am | UN News
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, best known for the 1619 Project, which frames slavery as one of the core elements of the history of the United States, addressed the UN General Assembly during a commemoration of the transatlantic slave trade on ... More >>
Ukraine: No ‘Plan B’ For Evacuation Of Shattered Mariupol, Say Humanitarians, As Friday Attempt Fails
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:46 am | UN News
Efforts to help thousands of desperate residents flee the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol continued on Friday, as humanitarians warned that there is “no Plan B”, after weeks of constant shelling since the Russian invasion on 24 February. ... More >>
Syria: Rights Experts Call For Humanitarian Access To Detained Children
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:44 am | UN News
Humanitarians must have full and unimpeded access to children arbitrarily held in detention centres in northeast Syria, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday. Their statement comes in the aftermath of a deadly jailbreak in January ... More >>
UN Chief Calls For Unity To ‘Build A Peaceful World’, Ahead Of Ramadan
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:43 am | UN News
Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan is a “time for reflection and learning, an opportunity to come together and uplift each other”. Ramadan begins ... More >>
