News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 39
UN Conference Recommits to Solidarity With Rohingyas, People of Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 1 (IPS) - The international community convened for a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters, this time to mobilize political support for the ongoing issue of the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.
Drought-hit Tanzania’s Villages Confront Harshest Reality of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 1 (IPS) - The dust was already swirling when Asherly William Hogo lifted himself from a makeshift bed before dawn. The 62-year-old pastoralist, lean from a lifetime of walking these plains, slipped into his sandals and stepped outside. Stars glittered over Dodoma, but the air was warmer than it used to be, Hogo swears. He whistled for his cows. Years ago, this hour meant an arduous trek to distant waterholes.
Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies
- UN News
Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global perspective on ageing, with a call for new policies and action that bring older persons in from the margins of society.
Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism
- UN News
The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform that promotes greater inclusion and equality of the global African diaspora said on Wednesday.
Beijing+30: A Culmination of International, Intergenerational Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) - Thirty years since the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the resolve that defined and united the world toward a global agenda for gender equality make it just as relevant in 2025.
Multilateralism Minus the People: 80 Years of the UN’s Broken Promise
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 30 (IPS) - Last week, the United Nations (UN) marked its 80th anniversary against the backdrop of an unprecedented global crisis. With the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, trust in multilateralism is faltering.
‘The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses North Korea’s closed civic space with Hanna Song, Executive Director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). Based in Seoul, South Korea, NKDB documents systematic human rights violations in North Korea through testimonies from escapees, and has built the world’s largest private database of such abuses.
Climate Finance Will Be the First Casualty of Rising Militarism: Ali T. Sheikh Warns Ahead of COP30
- Inter Press Service
As the COP30 approaches amid darkening geopolitical clouds—marked by rising rightwing extremism, corporate backtracking and rising militarism—Ali T. Sheikh, Pakistan’s leading expert on sustainable development and climate change, views the world’s largest diplomatic gathering with a mix of apprehension and caution.
Empower Her, Empower Us: A Call to Empower UN Women Now
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 29 (IPS) - In her opening statement, Annalena Baerbock (Germany), President of the 80th UN General Assembly, only the fifth female to hold this position over 80 years, stated, “Our future as an institution will also be shaped by the selection of the next Secretary-General. And here we must pause and reflect. In nearly eighty years, this Organization has never chosen a woman for that role. One might wonder how out of four billion potential candidates, there could not be found a single one. … Like 80 years ago, we are standing at a crossroads.”
Nepal highlights youth-driven change, and calls for global action
- UN News
Nepal’s UN Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa delivered a comprehensive address to the General Assembly’s high-level debate on Monday, emphasising both domestic reforms and the urgent need for international solidarity to tackle global crises.
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