Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 424
UNESCO bolsters protection for Ukrainian heritage under fire
- UN News
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has said that it is taking measures as best it can, to try and protect some of Ukraine’s priceless heritage from destruction in the face of the Russian invasion, noting that the international community also has a duty to help protect and preserve the country’s historic buildings, and other treasures.
Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian crisis
- UN News
Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria’s devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick of violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis in recent months.
Belarus: UN report reveals extent of violations in human rights crackdown
- UN News
The Belarusian Government’s continuing crackdown on political opponents, civil society, journalists and lawyers has seen the fundamental human rights of tens of thousands violated, with no sign of any of the perpetrators being held accountable, the UN rights office, OHCHR, reported on Wednesday.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - Girls’ Education Must Come First
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - For decades now, world leaders have talked about ending hunger and poverty and building a new world order based on human rights and gender-equality.
UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million.
Investing in women’s empowerment yields major peace, prosperity dividend, Security Council hears
- UN News
Investing in women’s economic empowerment yields enormous dividends for peace and prosperity, the head of UN Women told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that countries where women are economically marginalized and shut out of the workforce are much more likely to go to war.
International Women’s Day: ‘Time is now’ for gender equality
- UN News
‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for the UN’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, celebrating the work of women and girls in fighting climate change and ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
First Person: Giving birth during the Ukraine crisis
- UN News
Mariia Shostak, a 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a military offensive in Ukraine, and gave birth amid the sounds of air raid sirens.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
- Inter Press Service
DUBLIN, Mar 07 (IPS) - Women are already leaders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Sisters Nina and Helena Gualinga of the Kichwa Sarayaku community in Ecuador work tirelessly to protect Indigenous land. Archana Soreng from the indigenous Khadia tribe in Odisha, India is a talented climate researcher and advisor to the United Nations Secretary General. Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is encouraging a whole generation of young people to fight for their right to a safe future. There are thousands of other women and girls working tirelessly to protect our planet whose names I do not know but who deserve to be acknowledged this International Women’s Day too.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - How Bangladesh Became a Test Case for Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 07 (IPS) - The increased empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh over the past 10 years has been no accident.
A decade ago, not even one in four rural women could be said to be “empowered” across five key metrics, a figure that surprised even those working on the ground with the country’s poorest. By 2015, this had risen to more than two in five, or 41 per cent, with continued gains in recent years.
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