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Child Rights
UN agencies call for breastfeeding at work
UN officials say that family-friendly workplace policies, such as paid maternity leave, breastfeeding breaks and a room where mothers can…
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Feature
Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life
A recent study conducted by UN Women in 39 countries found that 81.8 per cent of women parliamentarian experienced psychological…
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Say No To Hate
Hatred, conspiracy theories and prejudice infiltrate our societies and affect all of us. We are flooded by information – and…
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News
Human Rights for All, Still a ‘Work in Progress’
While there have been massive gains in human rights since the Vienna Declaration, today, all around the world, we are…
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Education
263 million children and young people are out of school
Achieving quality education for all by 2030 is seriously off track – UN Deputy Secretary-General New York Despite global promises…
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Floods
Pakistan Floods: Response for child nutrition is only one third funded
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners have reached more than one million boys and girls in Pakistan, and close to…
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News
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
Currently 79 countries are practicing death sentence; 26 have totally abolished the practice and 14 others are applying moratoria. Geneva…
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Climate Crisis
Sea level rise poses ‘unthinkable’ risks for the planet
Saltwater intrusion can decimate jobs and entire economies in industries like agriculture, fisheries and tourism, and it can damage or…
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Human Rights
‘Brutal deaths’ at hands of police in United States
A man died in Los Angeles after being repeatedly tased by police and another in Memphis, after being severely beaten…
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News
Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover
According to news reports, the man put to death was accused of murder in western Farah province; the execution was…
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