Pandemic cannot become a ‘media extinction event’: UN Secretary-General
The financial decline of many public interest media organizations worldwide has been among the dangerous…
Category: Culture And Education
Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and…
Right to freedom of expression in Myanmar must be guaranteed, UN expert urges military coup leader
The leader of Myanmar’s ‘Tatmadaw’ military has been urged to publicly commit to honoring the…
Nepal: New appointments ‘undermine independence’ of rights oversight body, UN experts warn
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of…
FROM THE FIELD: Diversity of indigenous peoples highlighted in UN photo exhibit
The rights of indigenous people to make decisions about their cultural heritage and traditional way…
First Person: Rohingya refugees traumatized again, after devastating camp fire
A Rohingya refugee and volunteer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been telling…
World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental importance’ of literature
At a period of global uncertainty and confinement, books open the door to freedom, transporting…
‘Careers have no gender’, connect girls to tech, for a brighter future UN urges
Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who…
Russia: Rights experts call for immediate medical evacuation of Alexei Navalny
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council called on Wednesday for the urgent medical evacuation…
UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case
The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed…
USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts
A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment…
Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide…
UN chief to Indigenous Forum: ‘Prioritize inclusion and sustainable development’
Although they represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and speak the major…
Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’
UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the…
MYANMAR CRISIS: Stand with the people and protect them, urges UN rights expert
The international community has a responsibility to protect the people of Myanmar, under attack from…
INTERVIEW: Myanmar military increasing efforts to keep truth from getting out, UN expert says
The crackdown on journalists, cutting off the Internet and disrupting the flow of information across…
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Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex
Eight Egyptian architects have been awarded the job of restoring the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex…
UN experts urge US to align anti-terrorism programme with international law
A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights…
Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears
“Prevention is the best and only cure” to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences…
Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts
Violence attributed to Israeli settlers against Palestinians living in the West Bank has worsened in…
Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns
Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are…
Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be…
Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”,…
Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia
United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal…
UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief
Legislation under consideration in the UK regarding armed forces personnel could limit accountability for war…
The more you learn, the more you earn: education and poverty alleviation in Thailand
A good education is often seen as a route out of poverty, but many disadvantaged…
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UN rights office urges protection, investigation, after latest clashes in West Darfur
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to protect citizens “without…
Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights…
Hate speech and violence still rising against Roma despite recognition gains, says rights expert
More must be done to tackle online hate speech against minorities including the Roma and…
Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide
As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in…
Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing
Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal…
Many countries spending more on debt than education, health and social protection combined
Around one in eight nations spends more on debt than on social services, according to a new report from the UN…
End police brutality and impunity in Belarus, rights experts urge
The continued pattern of police brutality and impunity in Belarus must end, UN rights experts…
Myanmar: ‘Significant action’ needed by Security Council to prevent ‘bloodbath’
Widespread, systemic attacks on civilians in Myanmar orchestrated by leaders of the military coup, demand…
Central African Republic: Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with UN peacekeepers
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and…
Indonesia: UN experts denounce mega tourism project that ‘tramples on human rights’
UN rights experts, on Wednesday, raised alarm over forced evictions of locals and indigenous peoples,…
Rights experts concerned about alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs in China
Independent UN human rights experts have urged companies to closely scrutinize their supply chains following…
Myanmar: Top UN officials condemn military’s ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on peaceful protesters
Two senior UN officials denounced on Sunday, “systematic” attacks on peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and…
Myanmar: UN chief condemns killing of civilians during brutal crackdown on protestors
The UN chief condemned in the strongest terms, the killing of dozens of civilians, including…
100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19
A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100…
First Person: ‘No daughter of mine will be cut’
Like 95 per cent of women in her Ugandan community, Margaret Chepoteltel underwent female genital…
‘Racist lie’ must end, UN chief warns on Remembrance Day for enslaved people
Although the transatlantic slave trade ended more than two centuries ago, “the ideas of white…
Probe announced into alleged Tigray rights violations: UN rights office
Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by…
Myanmar: UN expert calls for emergency summit, warns conditions ‘likely to get much worse’
The independent UN Special Rapporteur investigating human rights in Myanmar has called on the international…
UN’s top human rights forum passes resolutions on Belarus, Myanmar
The UN’s top rights forum passed resolutions condemning abuses of fundamental freedoms in Belarus and…
Young people help draw up UN digital protection recommendations
Over 30 years after the invention of the world wide web, The UN Committee on…
Human Rights Council strengthens rights office probe into Sri Lanka’s long civil war
The United Nations Human Rights Council has been given a mandate to collect and preserve…
Turkey’s withdrawal from women’s protection treaty, ‘worrying step backwards’
Turkey’s decision to withdraw from an important treaty on protecting women is “a very worrying…
UN chief ‘profoundly concerned’ over rise in violence against Asians
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a statement expressing his profound concern over the rise in…