Category: Culture And Education

Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it…

A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday between…

The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza following the announced…

The United Arab Emirates must immediately release 43 activists who have been sentenced to life…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern…

UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court…

The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed concern on Tuesday over…

The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on…

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on…

On Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to…

Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at…

Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison…

Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN…

The voices of young female students sounded out across a makeshift classroom tent in the…

On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in…

As student protests continue to rage in Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours…

A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as…

The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that…

Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central…

As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner…

The conditions in detention facilities in the Philippines, which have been described as “inhumane” by…

Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), maintained…

The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically…

A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the…

An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government…

UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and…

The UN on Thursday observed the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the…

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in…

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest…

The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open…

A new report from UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed the “horrific toll”…

Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment…

The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that human rights, especially the rights…

The UN emergency food relief agency is providing vital assistance to communities affected by the…

Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for…

Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic…

On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council’s (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day…

Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands…

Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a…

The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the…

People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more…

The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s…

Law enforcement officers in the Philippines are being informally supported by the United Nations as…