Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 434
UN's Investigative Arm Launches Survey to Probe Racism & Discrimination in World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)-- the UN’s only independent external oversight body mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and investigations-- is conducting a survey probing the widespread racism and discrimination in the world body.
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
- UN News
In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for an enabling environment where “today’s girls become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators, shaping a fair and sustainable future for all”.
Teaching key to better ocean protection, says UNESCO chief
- UN News
Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action by countries across the world to better protect the seas and oceans from damaging climate change, said the head of the UN Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday.
Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
- UN News
More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total.
UN’s top court orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DR Congo
- UN News
Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the UN’s highest court ruled on Wednesday.
Three Key Questions for Understanding Shifts in Global Poverty
- Inter Press Service
Power of Connection & Collaborations to Fight Modern-day Slavery
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 08 (IPS) - The Covid-19 pandemic affected countries and people globally, at the same time exacerbated vulnerabilities such as modern-day slavery. There are over 40.3 million people estimated to be in modern-day slavery, and certain population groups, sectors and geographies such as children, migrant workers, women and girls that were already vulnerable, became more vulnerable to recruitment and exploitation during the pandemic. The United Nations has called the pandemic more than a health crisis, “it is an economic crisis, a humanitarian crisis, and a human rights crisis.”
UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
- UN News
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Inconsistent Laws Perpetuate Unsafe Online Spaces for Children & Young People
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 08 (IPS) - The internet and digital technology have allowed children and young people to connect, exchange knowledge and information, and truly turn the world into a global village.
Tunisia: Dissolution of judicial independence body a ‘big step in the wrong direction’
- UN News
Dissolving the Tunisian body that deals with judicial independence, known as the High Judicial Council, is a “clear violation” of the country’s obligations under international human rights law, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned on Tuesday.
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