18 December 2019 The following statement was delivered by Bandana Rana, Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of...

THE 2019 WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ON TRIBUTE TO GLOBAL ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS The world renowned...

Young people are marching, organizing, and speaking out for their right to a future of peace, justice and equal opportunities. Let’s...

GENEVA (9 December 2019) – This has been a year of tremendous activism – notably by young people. It is particularly fitting that this...

Ambassador Dr. Bou-Said received a formal invitation from the Co-founder of The Good Lobby and Director Mr. ALBERTO ALEMANNO for the:...

There is a vast array of human rights information. The trouble is, you often have to search through so many different places online. Much...

Dear advocate, Did you know that only 61 percent of refugee children are currently enrolled in school? Children’s education shouldn’t...

Thursday, 5 December Localizing the Paris Agreement and climate related SDGs Organized by UNCDF Local authorities have the potential to...

Dear Senator Josh Hawley, December 10 marks the 71st anniversary of the groundbreaking Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)....

On 3 December 2019, the General Debate continued in the ASP plenary with statements by States Parties to the ICC Rome Statute. A number...

© UNICEF/Christopher Herwig A 9-year-old girl plays on a seesaw in a new inclusive playground built in her school in Za’atari Refugee...

And in Beirut , which held the biggest protest, some protestors exclaimed their anger , by smashing window shops, burning tires ,...

© UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov In their Olenivka settlement house in the non-government controlled area of Donetsk region, 11-year old Alika...

UNICEF/Sebastian Rich A family eats a daily meal of dried peas at home in Balaka district in Malawi. (June 2016) 2 December 2019 Health...

“From the North Pole to the South Pacific, climate change threatens peoples livelihoods, communities, health, development, even their...

The 2019 edition of the Emissions Gap Report will be released on 26 November 2019 As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions...

Another year, another record Geneva, 25 November 2019 – Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another...

SUBMISSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO STATESVOLUNTARY TRUST FUNDS The definition and criteria for the establishment of...

I am humbled and inspired by endurance athlete & @UNDPArabic Goodwill AmbassadorMichael Haddad, who plans to walk 100 km across the...

Outlines how companies can embed human rights into their corporate strategies and advance people-centred solutions to growing global...