Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 421
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
- UN News
Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Education Cannot Wait Secures Future of Children in CAR Conflict Zones
- Inter Press Service
Bangui, Central African Republic, Mar 17 (IPS) - Nine-year-old Marguerite Doumkel sits among other children in a classroom in Paoua, a sub-prefecture of Ouham Pende, in the Central African Republic (CAR).
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
- UN News
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
UK border reform bill treats vulnerable newcomers like criminals: Bachelet
- UN News
The UN’s top rights official urged the United Kingdom on Friday to reconsider proposed changes to its border policy, warning that suggested reforms would criminalize vulnerable people for entering the country irregularly.
Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world
- UN News
Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men, the UN chief told a town hall meeting on Wednesday, devoted to the issue.
International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
- UN News
Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
Commission on the Status of Women: The Streets Have Already Spoken
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 16 (IPS) - The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was just launched. Due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the main annual global forum on gender equality is once again taking place in a hybrid format – both at the UN’s New York headquarters, where government delegations will be meeting, and online, where most civil society activity will take place.
Bangladeshi Lawyer Rizwana Hasan Awarded International Women of Courage Award
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA and NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (IPS) - In an exclusive interview given to IPS UN Bureau, journalist Sania Farooqui is in conversation with Bangladeshi lawyer, Rizwana Hasan who was recently awarded the 16th Annual International Women of Courage Awards by the U.S Department of State. Hasan works primarily to protect the environment and defend the dignity and rights of marginalized Bangladeshis. Through landmark legal cases over the past 20 years, Hasan has changed the dynamics of development in Bangladesh to include a people-centered focus on environmental justice.
Guterres vows to improve UN’s handling of sexual exploitation and abuse
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres released his annual update on the Organization’s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) on Tuesday, dovetailing with his system-wide strategy – launched in 2017 - to stamp out incidents by placing victims at the heart of efforts, throughout the system.
Violence against women in politics marks ‘moral and ethical failure’ - General Assembly President
- UN News
Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention to the scourge of violence against women worldwide who are involved in politics, which is increasingly seeing women parliamentarians, human rights defenders and electoral observers silenced, and intimidated.
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