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Deputy UN chief hails ‘political courage’ of Latin American countries ‘to confront and end femicide’

New York, A 50 million euro investment aimed at helping to end the scourge of femicide – where women and girls are killed just because of their gender – was announced at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, thanks to the ‘political courage’ of a group of Latin American countries, said the UN deputy chief. more

Women need to speak up for sexual harassment to stop: Michal Aviad

Israeli film director Michal Aviad has been wowing crowds and critics alike with her latest offering, Working Woman. The film deals with sexual harassment at workplace, a prevalent proble ...

Governments urged to ‘do the hard work’ to better manage global migration

New York,As world leaders met at the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss the first global agreement designed to better manage international migration, a leading voice on migrants&rsquo ...

UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention

New York, As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this year, the United Nations General Assembly dedicated a high- ...

Violence against the LGBTI community: UN focuses on ‘need to challenge hatred’

New York,: As the United Nations celebrates 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a high-level event on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings of lesbian, gay, ...

Adultery not a crime in India anymore; can be a ground for divorce

New Delhi: Striking down a 158-year old law, which was used to punish any man for engaging in a physical relationship with a married woman without her husband's consent, the Apex cour ...

Yemen: Tackling the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

New York, With three-quarters of the population requiring some form of basic assistance to survive, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, now in its fourth year, has reached unprecedented lev ...

Vulnerable children face ‘dire and dangerous’ situation on Greek island reception centres, UNICEF warns

New York, Overcrowding in Greek island reception centres for refugees and migrants has made conditions for children there increasingly “dire and dangerous”, the United N ...

Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights

New York, The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has raised hopes that improving human rights will be front and centre on Eritrea’s path forward, according to a United Nat ...

Somewhere, every five seconds, a child under-15 dies: new UN report

New York, Around 6.3 million children under the age of 15, died from mostly preventable causes last year, the equivalent to 1 child dying every 5 seconds, according to a new report compil ...