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[ad_1] “We mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in one hundred days of horror 29 years ago,” António Guterres said...
[ad_1] WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early...
[ad_1] Born into peace but maimed by a weapon of war UN Photo/Martine Perret Two deminers work to decontaminate the land in Bunia, the Democratic Republic...
[ad_1] “Today and every day, let us fully recognize the active and diverse contributions of persons with autism to our societies,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said....
[ad_1] “There is no such thing as disability in the world of art,” said Soomi Jeon, Director of the Vichae Art Museum. “We often think the...
[ad_1] Shirin Yaseen from the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General visited northwestern Syria as part of an interagency mission to assess the situation there. “On...
[ad_1] Children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, together with Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN...
[ad_1] OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was still “a humanitarian emergency where we look at, ‘What do the survivors...
[ad_1] A new report by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) details enforced disappearances and abductions dating back to 1950. Heart-breaking testimony from some 80 victims...
[ad_1] He said the history of slavery is one of suffering and barbarity that shows humanity at its worst. “But it is also a history of...
[ad_1] Known by her nickname, Ega was one of 15 women selected to participate in the UN Development Programme-supported Perempuan Inspiratif Mitra Polhut (Inspiring Women to...
[ad_1] “The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the...
[ad_1] Her appeal follows the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been in detention for more than a year on charges related...
[ad_1] The UN chief drew a parallel between the spirit of “understanding and compassion” which characterizes Ramadan, and the mission of the United Nations, “to foster...
[ad_1] During the UN Water Conference, held at UN Headquarters between 22-24 March, Two countries joined the Convention, against the backdrop of a growing global water...
[ad_1] The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and...
[ad_1] The UN Water Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is taking place as this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. The three-day event...
[ad_1] Covering 31 per cent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of all land-based species, forests are crucial to human health...
[ad_1] Only a few survivors of the World War Two Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings are still alive to share their memories. Acutely aware that she...
[ad_1] Water is at the core of sustainable development. It supports all aspects of life on Earth, and access to safe and clean water is a...