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Don't blame teachers when system is at fault, says UNESCO
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:41 am | United Nations
24 October 2017 – Blaming just the teacher or the school for systemic educational problems can have serious negative side effects, warns a new report from the United Nations educational agency. More >>
UN expert urges global repeal of blasphemy laws
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:38 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (24 October 2017) – All States with blasphemy laws on their statute books should repeal them to increase freedom of religion or belief, a UN human rights expert has said. More >>
UN Welcomes Nicaragua to Paris Climate Change Agreement
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:20 am | United Nations
UN Climate Change News, Bonn, Oct 24 – The head of UN Climate Change Patricia Espinosa today welcomed Nicaragua’s accession to the Paris Climate Change Agreement . More >>
UN & Other Organisations "Failing" on Freedom of Information
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:19 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (24 October) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression has criticized the UN and other international organizations for failing to adopt “robust” policies on access to information. More >>
UN Delivers Hygiene Kits to Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:17 am | United Nations
24 October 2017 – Soap, toothbrushes, water containers and liquid antiseptic are among the items the United Nations migration agency is distributing to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees that have settled in sprawling camps that cover ... More >>
Senior UN Official Says Health Care is a Human Right
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:10 am | United Nations
Health care is a human right, senior UN official says; urges protection for medical workers More >>
Forced Sterilization of Women with Disabilities Must End
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:08 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (24 October, 2017) – Forced sterilization and other procedures infringing on sexual and reproductive integrity are part of a pattern of “systemic violence” being carried out on girls and young women with disabilities, and must be eradicated ... More >>
Ending Child Marriage in Africa on Pace to Take 100 Years
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 9:06 am | United Nations
Ending child marriage in West and Central Africa on pace to take 100 years, warns UNICEF More >>
Road accidents in Africa among deadliest worldwide
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 6:34 pm | United Nations
23 October 2017 – Some 650 people are killed each day in road accidents throughout Africa, a senior United Nations official today said, calling for more to be done to keep drivers – as well as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists – safe. More >>
Three Multinationals Join UN Network on Disability Inclusion
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:50 am | United Nations
23 October 2017 – Three multinational enterprises – Capgemini, Legrand and the Savola Group – today became the latest members of a United Nations global network that promotes equal opportunities for persons with disabilities in the workplace. More >>
Famine Can Be A War Crime & Should Be Prosecuted
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:48 am | United Nations
Famine can be a war crime and should be prosecuted, says independent UN rights expert More >>
States Must Act Now to Fulfil Famine Victims’ Right to Food
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:21 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (23 October 2017) – The tragic reality of famine around the world has revealed that many States are failing to uphold their legal responsibilities, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, told the UN General Assembly ... More >>
Sri Lanka Must Step up Progress on Transitional Justice
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:20 am | United Nations
GENEVA / COLOMBO (23 October 2017) - The Government of Sri Lanka has not made sufficient progress in fulfilling its commitments on transitional justice and related reform processes, a UN human rights expert has concluded after an official visit to the ... More >>
Global total of 263 million children not in school
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:11 am | United Nations
NEW YORK (23 October 2017) – More than a quarter of a billion children around the world are not being educated, leading to huge levels of illiteracy and discrimination and adding to tensions in society, a UN human rights expert has warned. More >>
Wildlife conservation in spotlight at UN-backed conference
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 10:08 am | United Nations
23 October 2017 – Unless the international community integrates wildlife conservation with sustainable development, it will not be able to protect the remaining animal species on Earth, the head of a United Nations-backed environmental treaty today ... More >>
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 10:44 am | United Nations
21 October 2017 – Condemning “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack that took place Friday in Egypt's El Wahat desert, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators and sponsors of such “reprehensible ... More >>
UN chief Guterres and Trump commit to work together
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 10:41 am | United Nations
21 October 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met Friday with United States President Donald Trump and discussed, among others, tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the fight against terrorism. More >>
Libya: Smugglers holding refugees in deplorable conditions
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:40 pm | United Nations
Libya: Smugglers holding refugees and migrants in deplorable conditions, say UN agencies 17 October 2017 – After weeks of conflict in western Libya, United Nations agencies have been working around the clock to meet the urgent needs of the more ... More >>
Despite drop in mortality rate, 7,000 newborns die every day
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:38 pm | United Nations
Despite drop in under-five mortality rate, 7,000 newborns die every day – UN report More >>
New fungus strain threatening world’s bananas
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:29 pm | United Nations
18 October 2017 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) announced on Wednesday that it is working with partners to help protect the world’s banana crops a new strain of fungus, known as Fusarium wilt TR4, which can last for ... More >>
