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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers a

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees 18 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-…

Afghanistan: UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe 18 April 2023 UNAMA/Farzana Zeba Kalam An Afghan girl snatches a moment away from her watermelon selling duties to work on her homework The draconian restrictions on women’s ability to study and work have contributed to the calamitous socio-economic situation in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences…

UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance 18 April 2023 UN Women/Phil Kabuje Women in Tanzania harvest seaweed as part of a climate-smart agriculture project. There needs to be a major shift in global governance to better tackle such current and looming challenges as the climate crisis and rising security threats, according to a new UN report published on Tuesday…

Libya’s ‘new dynamic’: Bathily calls on partners to support momentum

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Libya’s ‘new dynamic’: Bathily calls on partners to support momentum 18 April 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A shelter is set up in a house in Awenia in Libya, which has been largely destroyed by conflict. Against the backdrop of a fragile human rights landscape, a “new dynamic” of cooperation among Libyan leaders provides much-needed momentum as the country prepares for elections later this…

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire 18 April 2023 Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk with members of civil society in Khartoum during his recent official visit to Sudan. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the hostilities in Sudan and pleaded for the opposing sides…

West Africa and Sahel: Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home West Africa and Sahel: Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high 18 April 2023 © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo Women line up to receive beneficiary cards to buy fortified flour to prevent malnutrition in Kongoussi, Burkina Faso. Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa are on track to reach a 10-year high by June as the crisis expands to coastal countries, UN…

Funding a better future for all: 5 things to know about the Financing for Development Forum

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Funding a better future for all: 5 things to know about the Financing for Development Forum 17 April 2023 © ADB/Rahim Mirza Farmers thresh wheat on their land in Pakistan. As the global economy continues to be battered by a series of crises, senior UN officials and government representatives are converging on UN Headquarters in New York, in an attempt to transform the international financial…

Don’t let SDGs turn into ‘mirage of what might have been’: UN chief

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Don’t let SDGs turn into ‘mirage of what might have been’: UN chief 17 April 2023 © WFP/Andy Higgins A mobile money kiosk in Zambia UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is turning into a “mirage of what might have been,” at the opening of the Financing for Development Forum (FfD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York…

INTERVIEW: Knowledge of indigenous peoples can promote harmony with Earth

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Knowledge of indigenous peoples can promote harmony with Earth 17 April 2023 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Participants gather in the UN General Assembly Hall for the opening ceremony of the Fifteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May 2016 The age-old knowledge of indigenous peoples has a key role to play in the battle against the climate crisis. A…

‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares 17 April 2023 Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil Indigenous people of the Yanomami ethnic group, in a camp in Brasília, capital of Brazil, in 2018. In his address marking the opening of the 2023 session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention to the ways that…