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UN Agencies regret death of persons on move in Latin America, and stand ready to accompany coordinated regional response
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urges support for crisis-hit Lebanon
Honour slain French teacher Samuel Paty by defending rights, defying fundamentalism – UN experts
On World Food Day, UN calls for strengthened and inclusive local food systems for displaced and host communities
UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
Council and UOW join forces to mark Global Climate Change Week – Wollongong
‘bad economic bet’: What will climate change inaction cost Australia?
Your questions answered: Women in Haiti
Governments must harness power of climate protests, not suppress them – UN expert
States must stop prioritizing investment over human rights – UN experts
UN Committee on Migrant Workers issues findings on Rwanda and Azerbaijan
Tuberculosis deaths rise for first time in more than decade due to Covid pandemic
WHO calls for better and fairer opportunities for physical activity to improve health
UN Human Rights’ Chief Files Intervention In Swiss Seniors’ Climate Case
With EVs critical to UN 2030 target, Australia must stop being world’s dirty car dumping ground
UN Women statement on International Day of Rural Women
Counter-terrorism measures increasingly diverging from human rights standards, UN expert warns
Kunming Declaration announced at UN Convention on Biological Diversity – Greenpeace response
“Knowledge can save species.”
World Food Day: Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities
Failing to prevent contamination violates indigenous people’s right to traditional lands – UN Human Rights Committee
Governments must stop denying torture and hold officials to account – UN human rights expert
Seventeen councils join nationwide call for ambitious Federal Government targets ahead of UN climate summit
Women agricultural producers in North Macedonia get help to grow their businesses
From where I stand: “Although women farmers work hard, many remain poor due to multiple barriers”
Building inclusive resilience in Pacific through new Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme
Arrests under security law are serious concern, UN experts call for review: Hong Kong
Gender equality is critical for Afghanistan’s future, long-term development, and sustained peace
Halt imminent execution of juvenile offender Arman Abdolali – UN rights experts: Iran
Press briefing notes on Libya
University of Manchester commits to tackling UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
43 community cases of Covid; more than 69,000 vaccines administered yesterday
Consulting voices of next generation
Young people take centre stage at global conference on climate crisis
Global health community calls for climate action ahead of COP26 to avert “biggest health threat facing humanity”
UN Child Rights Committee rules that countries bear cross-border responsibility for harmful impact of climate change
International Day of Girl Child
Cut European short-haul flights to dramatically reduce emissions according to new research
Working toward conflict prevention through protection of minority rights: European Regional Forum
‘Paris Agreement for nature’ summit begins
UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
ICRC calls on States to ensure counter terrorism measure do not negatively impact humanitarian action
International Day of Rural Women theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All
Committee on Protection of Rights of Migrant Workers concludes its thirty-third session after adopting its concluding observations
Bachelet hails landmark recognition that having healthy environment is human right
UN recognition of human right to healthy environment gives hope for planet’s future – human rights expert
All-New Lexus LX World Premiere Oct 14, 2021
Collaery trial: welcome removal of secrecy orders but prosecution should not proceed