Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere…
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States must redouble efforts against intolerance based on religion or belief
religion or belief / Urgent debate on "the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent…
HRWF calls upon the UN, EU and OSCE for Turkey to stop deportation of 103 Ahmadis
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) calls upon the UN, the EU and the OSCE to ask Turkey to annul a deportation order…
Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years
Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged
G7 nations should show global leadership and solidarity says Guterres
The world is counting on the leadership and solidarity of the G7 nations, the U.N. chief said Sunday, speaking to journalists in…
European Patients Rights Day is still needed in view of violations in Spain and other EU countries
On April 18th the European Patients’ Rights Day is celebrated, which is the annual recurrence that celebrates patients’ and civil society organisations…
An international coalition praises the leadership of the UAE in human rights, led by President Bin Zayed
The coalition of human rights organizations had submitted to the United Nations its report on the universal periodic review of the UAE,…
Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice
UN Secretary-General António Guterres this week announced the names of seven young climate leaders selected to serve on his Youth Advisory Group on Climate…
UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund…
World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries
The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded on Thursday with countries adopting concrete measures to implement the Doha…