Category: Culture And Education

Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world,…

Radical policing reforms are needed to address systemic racism affecting people of African descent around the…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics…

Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council…

Millions of stateless people around the world could miss out on COVID-19 vaccinations because they…

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged UN Member States to promote a more inclusive post-pandemic…

The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year…

Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the…

Although more companies are committing to respect human rights, gaps and challenges remain, UN experts said on…

With “entrenched ageist attitudes” already undermining the autonomy of elder persons in making their own…

On International Albinism Awareness Day, Sunday, the UN chief reiterated his “solidarity with persons with…

Escalating violence across Myanmar including attacks on civilians must be halted to prevent even greater…

For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has…

A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of…

In Myanmar, international action is needed urgently to prevent “mass deaths” there, after civilians fled…

Communities in rural Burkina Faso urgently need greater protection from violent extremists, the UN human…

UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of a jailed social…

Upholding human rights online must be part of global efforts to recover better following the…

Independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Canadian authorities and the Holy See of…

An independent UN expert has deplored a recent spate of attacks against human rights defenders…

Elderly people often have to give up cycling, due to a fear of injury, but…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent…

Independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for a European body of intergovernmental experts…

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Thursday for a “genuine and inclusive peace process” to end…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday urged Libya’s unity government and…

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the…

The UN Secretary-General said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” over the apparent forced landing of a…

The announcement this week of new coordinated sanctions against Myanmar’s military rulers by a handful…

Migrants must be allowed to stay in Chile while their cases are being individually assessed or risk “irreparable harm”, a group…

Millions of children trapped in protracted conflict in Syria continue to endure severe violence with…

At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured…

More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their…

Amid increasing bloodshed and volatility in Gaza and Israel, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle…

Humiliation and intolerance remain “a stark reality” for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)…

Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS)…

Over the past year, freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been…

The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, called on Israel to immediately halt all…

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and…

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number…

Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their…

A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child…

A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed…

United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release…

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence…

The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to…

The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security…

After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22  May, a…

The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must…