Living and loving with HIV: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
To mark Valentine’s Day, the annual 14 February celebration of love and affection, Gita Sabharwal, UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, and Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Thailand Country...
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Egypt urged to remove activists from âterroristâ list
UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists from a “terrorist” list and to stop systemic use...
âIf I can do it, so can youâ: women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality
Women are extremely under-represented in science, but a UN research centre in The Netherlands is trying to address the gender imbalance, by raising awareness of...
East Asian countries led economic recovery in last quarter of 2020, says UN report
Without the resilience of the economies of East Asia and the Pacific, there would have been no global trade recovery at the end of last...
Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is...
Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is...
India: UN rights office urges âmaximum restraintâ in ongoing protests
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to “exercise maximum restraint” amidst ongoing protests by farmers. In...
India: UN rights office urges âmaximum restraintâ in ongoing protests
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to “exercise maximum restraint” amidst ongoing protests by farmers. In...
Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where the birth of a girl...
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk...