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Libya: Rights experts denounce discriminatory travel policy

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya: Rights experts denounce discriminatory travel policy 20 July 2023 © UN Photo/Abel Kavangh A central plaza in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. A group of UN independent experts on Thursday expressed grave concern over a discriminatory policy issued by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) which effectively restricts women and girls from travelling abroad without a male guardian…

International Moon Day gives boost to peaceful cooperation in space

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Moon Day gives boost to peaceful cooperation in space 20 July 2023 NASA Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve on December 24th, 1968. The UN celebrated the second ever annual International Moon Day on Thursday, promoting ongoing international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space while also honouring historic…

UN celebrates Mandela’s lifelong commitment to human rights

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN celebrates Mandela’s lifelong commitment to human rights 20 July 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres (left) delivers his remarks at the annual ceremony to commemorate the life and legacy Nelson Mandela. The United Nations on Thursday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who…

Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize Announced

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize Announced 20 July 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías General Assembly Holds High-level Dialogue on Building Sustainable Peace for All The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023.…

UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’ 20 July 2023 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The flags of UN Member States fly outside UN Headquarters in New York. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday launched a new policy brief outlining his vision of a more robust multilateral framework to boost peace and security, for a world in flux…

Trust Fund helps victims and children born of sexual abuse, appeals for continued support

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Trust Fund helps victims and children born of sexual abuse, appeals for continued support 20 July 2023 MINUSCA/CDT The Trust Fund is supporting community engagement in the Central African Republic to raise awareness on sexual exploitation and abuse. A new report reveals how projects supported by the UN Trust Fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, are…

UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality 19 July 2023 FIFA The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 is getting underway in Australia & New Zealand including at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to advance gender equality in football, and help end abuse…

Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on 19 July 2023 © WHO/David Rochkind A doctor consults with a patient at hospital which teats TB in Mumbai, India. UN health innovation initiative Unitaid warned on Wednesday that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035…

Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President 19 July 2023 © UNICEF/Joe English Hygiene kits are distributed to displaced people at a camp in Syria. Life-saving relief programmes should not be held hostage by political interests, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by a permanent…

UN remembers 77 personnel who died in the line of duty last year

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN remembers 77 personnel who died in the line of duty last year 19 July 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías The UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) honours the memory of UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of service in 2022. The United Nations family came together on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 77 members of staff who died in the line of duty in 2022.…