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Belarus: unchanged oppression of human rights - Rapporteur
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 12:53 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (26 June 2018) – The departing UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, is urging the Human Rights Council to continue the mandate because the country’s leadership shows no sign of stopping its oppression of the ... More >>
‘All atrocity crimes are preventable’
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:28 pm | United Nations
‘All atrocity crimes are preventable’ and can never be justified – UN chief Atrocity crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing – are not “inevitable”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, ... More >>
Saudi women take the wheel
Monday, 25 June 2018, 11:31 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the lifting on Sunday of the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia and expressed his hope that ending the prohibition will generate more new opportunities for women in the Kingdom. More >>
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem
Friday, 22 June 2018, 7:40 pm | United Nations
UN Palestinian Rights Committee to organize International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem in Rabat, 26-28 June 2018 The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, a subsidiary organ of the UN ... More >>
Strong multilateral institutions key to world’s challenges
Friday, 22 June 2018, 10:36 am | United Nations
Strong multilateral institutions key to tackling world’s dramatic challenges, UN chief says In Moscow More >>
Use space technology to build a better world for all
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 11:26 am | United Nations
Use space technology to build a better world for all, urges UN chief . 20 June 2018 More >>
Governments and internet firms must ensure free speech
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:30 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (19 June 2018) – A landmark report by a UN human rights expert warns that governments and companies risk undermining free speech on the internet, and urges both public officials and private authorities to address problems such as online ... More >>
Deprivation of liberty in name of public health must stop
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:01 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (19 June 2018) – Countries around the world must stop routinely locking up citizens because of stigma, prejudice or health conditions, says the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras. More >>
UN experts urge Iran to halt “unlawful execution”
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:00 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (19 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* are making an urgent appeal to the authorities in Iran to halt the execution of Mohammad Kalhori, a young man who was sentenced to death at 15 years old for killing his teacher. More >>
IMF has large brain and tiny conscience, says poverty expert
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:59 am | United Nations
IMF has large brain and tiny conscience, says UN poverty expert calling for urgent change More >>
End to “civil death” of persons affected by leprosy urged
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:58 am | United Nations
GENEVA (19 June 2018) – States must act now to stop the widespread, systemic, multi-layered and institutionalised discrimination suffered by persons affected by leprosy and their family members, a UN human rights expert has said. More >>
Withdrawal Of The USA From The Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 10:40 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General would have much preferred for the United States to remain in the Human Rights Council. The UN's Human Rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. More >>
Critical time to welcome refugees, says UN rights expert
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 8:51 am | United Nations
GENEVA (19 June 2018) – The world must act now to help those forced to leave their homes by overwhelming circumstances says a UN rights expert. In a statement to mark World Refugee Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, ... More >>
UN mobilizes in Rohingya camps
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 2:14 pm | United Nations
UN mobilizes in Rohingya camps to support babies born of rape; young mothers face stigma More >>
Human Rights Council: Opening statement and global update
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 9:31 am | United Nations
Opening statement and global update of human rights concerns by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein More >>
World Day to Combat Desertification
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:22 am | United Nations
Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens food and water supplies, biodiversity and the security of us all, the United Nations agency that fights desertification worldwide has said. In a statement marking the ... More >>
Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban
Sunday, 17 June 2018, 11:46 am | United Nations
Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban; UN urges both sides to work towards lasting peace United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Saturday the Afghan Government’s extension of the unilateral ... More >>
UN forum to explore use of outer space to improve lives
Saturday, 16 June 2018, 5:00 pm | United Nations
UN forum to explore use of outer space to improve lives, protect planet 15 June 2018 SDGs Marking 50 years since the world first came together to discuss the peaceful uses of outer space, government leaders, policy makers, civil society representatives ... More >>
Near East and North Africa to better tackle droughts
Saturday, 16 June 2018, 12:33 pm | United Nations
Heat-resistant crops, ‘green’ infrastructure, can prepare Near East and North Africa to better tackle droughts – UN agency More >>
UAE: UN experts call for immediate release of Ahmed Mansoor
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:03 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (12 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* are urging the authorities in the United Arab Emirates to immediately free the prize-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor and annul the 10-year prison sentence imposed on him. More >>
