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UNHCR: 2023 report Emergency Preparedness and ResponseIn 2023, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, responded to multiple global crises, providing assistance to millions of people affected by:... Last update 28/2/2024 |
United Nations: escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine loomsThe UN's Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo, briefed the Security Council, stating that as the war in Ukraine... Last update 26/2/2024 |
Global Campus of Human Rights: MOOC on Children's Right to Education in Armed ConflictThe Global Campus of Human Rights offers a complimentary Mooc on Children's Right to Education in Armed Conflict, that takes... Last update 24/2/2024 |
UN Human Rights Chief urges EU leaders to approve key business and human rights legislationThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged European leaders to approve a groundbreaking agreement on business... Last update 22/2/2024 |
Council of Europe: Call for nominations for the Vigdís Prize for Women’s EmpowermentThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has issued a call for candidates for the first Vigdís Prize for... Last update 18/2/2024 |
“Peace is the UN's raison d’être”: Guterres’ call for action and his priorities for 2024“Peace is our raison d’être. Yet, as I scan the landscape of today’s world, the one thing missing most dramatically... Last update 16/2/2024 |
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide’s statement on the war in the Middle EastOn 9 February 2024, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide released a statement on... Last update 12/2/2024 |
OXFAM report 2024: Inequality Inc.Since 2020, the world has witnessed the wealth of the top five billionaires doubling, while nearly five billion people globally... Last update 11/2/2024 |
United Nations: Volker Türk voices regret over first ever execution by nitrogen suffocationUN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed profound regret over the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama, marking the... Last update 10/2/2024 |
Council of Europe: Michael O’Flaherty elected as the new Commissioner for Human RightsThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Michael O'Flaherty as the new Commissioner for Human Rights with 104... Last update 6/2/2024 |
Human Rights Watch: World Report 2024Human Rights Watch has recently published its World Report 2024, highlighting some very important themes in the human rights field,... Last update 3/2/2024 |
Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca”: proposal for 2 intern positions for students of the MA degree programme in Human Rights...The Human Rights Centre “Antonio Papisca” of the University of Padova offers 2 internship positions for students of the Master's... Last update 1/2/2024 |
Preventing and combating Hate Speech in times of crisis: The Council of Europe publishes a new studyA new study was commissioned and published in November 2023 by the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity... Last update 30/1/2024 |
“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” - A documentary to empower young people“Changemakers: stories of young human rights educators” is a documentary issued in December 2023 in recognition of the 75th anniversary... Last update 29/1/2024 |
UN Secretary-General urges nations to reconsider their decision to suspend UNRWA fundingSome Western countries decided to suspend their funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in... Last update 28/1/2024 |