World
50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 1
At the forum entitled “Principles of Fact Determinations and Human Rights Protections in Criminal Investigations and Administrative Disputes” on Human Rights Day 2015, Ms. Bo-Ya Chang, president of the Control Yuan, delivers a speech.
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UN deplores ‘deeply troubling’ hydrogen bomb test announced by DPR Korea
On 6 January 2016 the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s (CTBTO) monitoring stations picked up an unusual seismic event in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Yemen: civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports
Boys hold a large piece of twisted metal near homes that were destroyed in an air strike, in Okash Village, near Sana’a, the capital of Yemen.
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Ban calls on Israel and Lebanon to maintain cessation of hostilities following attacks
The Blue Line, the boundary between Lebanon and Israel, near the water-rich Sheba’a Farms.
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Council: Dutch MEPs share their hopes and fears for the incoming presidency
The Netherlands will be at the helm of the Council of the EU for the first six months of this year. The country will focus on promoting economic growth and connecting with civil society. The priorities will be migration and international security; innovation and job creation; sound finances and a robust euro zone; a forward-looking climate and energy policy. We asked Dutch MEPs across the political spectrum about their expectations.
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UN chief calls on Iran, Saudi Arabia to avoid further exacerbating tensions after executions
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks on the telephone.
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Lebanon: Senior UN officials urge restraint by all parties after attack, exchange of fire with Israel
UNIFIL peacekeepers do Blue Line marking.
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Libya: UN envoy holds New Year talks to boost support for unity accord
Special Representative Martin Kobler of Germany.
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Resettled Ethiopian refugee family from Yemen start new life in Sweden
Ibrahim Nur Mohammed (centre-left) and Miwardi Siraj Ibro (front centre-left) with family and friends outside their preparatory school in Delsbo, Sweden.
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Seeking peace, Central African refugees turn out to vote
A Central African Republic refugee casts her vote in Betou, Republic of Congo.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020