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New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations human rights official on Friday called for holding accountable those committing atrocity crimes in conflict-torn South Sudan. more
INTERVIEW: Governments should think twice before putting children in detention – UN expert Manfred Nowak

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): Despite progress in the realization of children’s rights, as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which entered into force on 2 Septemb ...

PODCAST: The power of bearing witness – how rape became an ‘act of genocide’

New York, Feb 16 (Just Earth News): Shame and stigma prevent many rape survivors in conflict zones from reporting the horrific abuses they endure at the hands of war criminals whose sole a ...

In a period of 'profound uncertainty,' stand up for human rights, urges UN rights chief in global appeal

New York, Feb16 (Just Earth News): Urging action for greater freedoms, stronger respect and more compassion, the United Nations human rights arm on Wednesday launched a $253 million appeal â ...

Nine countries join UN-supported network to halve maternal, newborn deaths in clinics

New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): A health network is being created, with support of United Nations agencies, in nine countries – Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malaw ...

Drought drives food price spike in East Africa, UN warns

New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): East Africa’s ongoing drought has sharply curbed harvests and drive up the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a h ...

'The world needs science and science needs women,' UN says on International Day

New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged greater investments in teaching science, technology, engineering and math to all wome ...

The world needs science and science needs women,' UN says ahead of International Day

New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News): 'Female engineers and computer programmers wanted,' is the call from a new United Nations report that shows women are increasingly graduating with life sc ...

UN commemorates 20 years of protecting children in armed conflicts

New York, Feb 9 (Just Earth News): Top officials from the United Nations and the international community on Wednesday applauded two decades of efforts to protect children from the scourge of ...

INTERVIEW: UN marks 20 years of work to improve protection of children affected by conflict

New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): The senior United Nations advocate for children caught up in conflict is reaching out to parents, elders, and the entire international community to keep ch ...