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Digital rights are women’s rights
High Commissioner details severe violations amid shocking violence: Myanmar
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issues findings on Cambodia, China, Lithuania, Panama, Portugal and Yemen
UN disability rights committee to review Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Peru, Argentina and Togo
civilian casualty update 6 March 2023: Ukraine
Concrete action needed to end racial discrimination – UN Human Rights Chief
UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations, urge respect for human rights: Peru
Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Eritrea
FAO and UNIDO launch global Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA)
Somalia: lives and livelihoods of millions still at risk, FAO calls for an urgent scale-up in emergency humanitarian aid alongside resilience
From NCP to the UN: Scholar puts spotlight on technology and gender equality
Historic global agreement reached on high seas
A win for our oceans: Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the conclusion of a new global treaty for ocean biodiversity
RIC Board shares views on women in leadership and future of agriculture – International Women’s Day
Conservation groups welcome completion of High Seas Treaty
Historic oceans treaty wake-up call for Aotearoa
UNHCR, IOM welcome Spain’s expedited resettlement of Syrian refugees from Türkiye in earthquake aftermath
Verdict against Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski an effort to quash scrutiny and dissent say UN experts: Belarus
Comment by UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on sentencing of human rights defenders in Belarus
In Dialogue with Zambia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Measures to Improve Prison…
Military’s ‘four cuts’ doctrine drives perpetual human rights crisis in Myanmar, says UN report
Situation of human rights in Myanmar since 1 February 2022 – Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: A/HRC/52/21
FAO Food Price Index declines for 11th consecutive month
Australian Delegation to UN Commission on Status of Women
PREMIER’S SPEECH – UN International Women’s Day Lunch
Happy World Engineering Day
In Dialogue with the Turkmenistan, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Praise Measures to Review Judicial Independence, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and…
Candidates for post of FAO Director-General announced
UN expert decries launch of “shameful, catastrophic cuts” in food aid for Rohingya in Bangladesh: Myanmar
Greens welcome Australia’s decision to co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ climate resolution
NSW Chief Behaviour Advisor appointed
Australia joins Vanuatu bid for climate change advisory opinion as Cyclone Judy shows need for urgent action
UNHCR’s Innovation Fund awards projects designed by refugees for refugees
Study on the situation of the violations and abuses of human rights rooted in harmful practices related to accusations of witchcraft and…
UN experts alarmed by reports of increased militarisation and intimidation around Mandalika project: Indonesia
In Dialogue with Egypt, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures Combatting Discrimination, Raise Issues Concerning Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
UN expert condemns attack on Central African Armed Forces in Sikikédé, calls armed rebels “enemies of the peace”
Countries urged to safeguard the health of refugees and migrants
Global indicators on the costs of healthy diets and how many people can’t afford them
Army marks 122 years with Jonathan Church Awards
Aiming to Realize Ever-Better Mobility Society, Toyota Mobility Foundation Starts Accepting Applications for 2023 in Mobility for ALL Category of its Idea Contest
UN expert on Indigenous Peoples’ rights to visit Canada
HC Commissioner Türk asks States to “powerfully strengthen” efforts to realise the right to development
As the Horn of Africa drought enters a sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
UN expert to assess human rights of older persons: Dominican Republic
Australian foreign minister to visit Geneva
High Commissioner Türk urges abolition of the death penalty
Australia to host international forestry forum