Rights

Children are the face of conflict-fuelled humanitarian tragedy in South Sudan – UNICEF

New York, Dec 15(Just Earth News): South Sudan's children are facing a raft of daily horrors and deprivations and urgently require a peaceful, protective environment, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday, warning that “anything less, places children and women at even greater risk of grave violations and abuse.” more

The curious cases of missing activists in Pakistan

A strange phenomenon is gripping Pakistan! One day liberal activists are seen protesting government actions and the next day they are gone. People say it's the government run organisa ...

Egyptian female singer jailed for music video with banana act

Cairo: A 25-year-old Egyptian singer who had appeared in a music video in which she was seen eating a banana in a classroom wearing a provocative dress has been sentenced for two years by ...

UN stepping up support to diphtheria vaccination campaign for Rohingya children in Bangladesh

New York, Dec 13(Just Earth News): A United Nations-backed campaign to immunize Rohingya children against diphtheria began on Tuesday in Bangladesh, following an outbreak that has r ...

New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF

New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): New Year could bring more misery to children in DR Congo’s restive Kasai region, warns UNICEF In the coming year, severe acute malnutrition could ...

Human Rights Day: UN officials pledge to advance human dignity, equality and rights

New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): Top United Nations officials on Monday urged everyone to raise their voices and stand up for the rights of others, while celebrating the launch of a yea ...

Security tensions may have deepened rights violations in DPRK, Security Council told

New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in the Democratic People’s Republic of Kor ...

Make digital world safer for children, increase online access to benefit most disadvantaged – UNICEF

New York, Dec 11(Just Earth News): Governments and the private sector have not kept up with the game-changing pace of digital technologies, exposing children to new risks and harms &ndash ...

Human Rights Day: UN to launch campaign for 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration

New York, Dec 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations will on Sunday kick off in Paris, France, a year-long campaign to honor the foundational human rights document, which next year marks ...

Children not a ‘bargaining chip’ in tug of war between Syrian parties – UN advisor

New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations advisor for Syria said Thursday that obstacles stopping humanitarians from delivering aid and carrying out medical evacuations in besi ...