Gambia: UN adviser condemns President’s reported threats against ethnic group
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng briefs the press.
UN-backed fund expands wildlife protection plan to 19 countries in Africa and Asia
A southern white rhinoceros at Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
Two years after capture of Mosul, displaced Iraqis struggle
Displaced children from Mosul jump on mattresses outside their shelter at Baharka Camp on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq.
Young refugees gather to share ideas at UNHCR global summit
Refugee youth from Rwanda, Congo, Somalia and Angola perform a song written about their experiences as refugees at the Global...
China: Buddhist Monastery Faces Demolition
China’s authorities should suspend plans to demolish residences at a historic Buddhist monastery in Sichuan province and negotiate with the community’s leadership, Human Rights Watch said on June 9. The government plans to eliminate quarters for all...
Ireland: UN experts urge amending abortion ban subjecting women to suffering and discrimination
UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Global Profits, and Peril, from Child Labor
A 12-year-old boy crushes stones at Homase processing site, Amansie Central district, Ashanti Region, Ghana...
US: Show Breadth of Rights Commitment at China Dialogue
The United States should make the need for progress on key human rights issues in China a top priority in the final US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED) for the Obama administration, Human Rights Watch said on 5 June. The talks,...
Mobilising efforts to combat over-sexualisation of children and child 'sexting'
UNICEF Ambassador Ricky Martin calls for greater efforts for children fleeing Syria conflict
On 1 June 2016, UNICEF goodwill ambassador Ricky Martin plays football with Syrian refugee children at...
