Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 453
COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
- UN News
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference.
UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
- UN News
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
Disabled and displaced: helping Haiti’s most vulnerable people
- UN News
Disabled people in Haiti who have been driven from one temporary shelter to another as result of an earthquake, fire, and mounting gang violence have been finally able to find a safe home, just ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, marked annually on 3 December.
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
- UN News
Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full justice for victims and survivors.
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
- UN News
Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
Volunteerism: Central to the Creation of a New Social Contract
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 02 (IPS) - The International Volunteer Day, on December 5, is not just one of the many internationally observed days that the United Nations commemorates annually.
‘Bodyright’ campaign launched, to end rise in gender-based violence online
- UN News
Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings”, the UN’s women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence, UNFPA, said on Thursday, launching a new bodyright campaign to help shield bodies and minds from cyber violence.
UNHCR chief calls for mechanism to deal with ‘unprecedented’ displacement in Mexico and Central America
- UN News
Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.
Trolls join UN campaign for healthier eating, sustainable living
- UN News
The colourful characters from the Trolls movie franchise, are encouraging their fans to become food heroes through eating healthier, and reducing food waste.
Call It ‘Old’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Modern’ or Whatever: It Is Slavery
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Dec 01 (IPS) - No matter what it is called -- it is the abhorrent daily life of a billion enslaved humans. The real number of “modern” slaves is understandably unknown. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery.
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