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New York, Dec 20: The United Nations General Assembly officially endorsed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration on Wednesday, a non-binding agreement adopted in Marrakech on 10 December by 164 Member States, and described by UN chief António Guterres as a “roadmap to prevent suffering and chaos”. more
Pakistan: Two Christian brothers sentenced to death for web blasphemy

Islamabad: A Pakistani court has sentenced two Christian brothers to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, media reports said.

Wait for gender equality gets longer as women’s share of workforce, politics drops: WEF

Geneva, Switzerland: Stagnation in the proportion of women in the workplace and women’s declining representation in politics, coupled with greater inequality in access to health and ...

RSF’s 2018 round-up of deadly attacks and abuses against journalists shows figures up in all categories

New York: A total of 80 journalists were killed this year, 348 are currently in prison, and 60 are being held hostage, according to the annual worldwide round-up of deadly violence and ab ...

Human rights champions from across the world receive top UN prize

New York, Dec 19: The “clear and profound” guidelines enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “have made it the world’s most widely translated docu ...

UN rights chief welcomes new text to protect rights of peasants and other rural workers

New York, Dec 19: As the most basic rights of rural people continue to be trampled on in many parts of the world, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, ...

South Sudanese refugees need $2.7 billion, as safe return remains elusive

New York, Dec 19: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched a $2.7 billion appeal on behalf of South Sudanese refugees on Tuesday, to address Africa’s largest displacement crisis, wher ...

Migrants: ‘A powerful driver’ of economic growth, ‘dynamism and understanding’

New York, Dec 19:Human migration is “a powerful driver of economic growth, dynamism and understanding,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, in his message&n ...

Migrants: ‘A powerful driver’ of economic growth, ‘dynamism and understanding’

New York: Human migration is “a powerful driver of economic growth, dynamism and understanding,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, in his message  co ...

UN affirms ‘historic’ global compact to support world’s refugees

New York: The United Nations General Assembly affirmed a non-legally binding Global Compact on Refugees on Monday, marking the latest move by Member States to support the rights of 258 mi ...