Malnutrition is Widespread Enough to Threaten Economic Returns in Some ECA Countries
The Global Nutrition Report 2015 was discussed during the Conference dedicated to the issues of rural development, climate change and food security. The Report is the result of cooperation among the International Food Policy Research Institute, the...
U.S. President Budget Request Mixed Picture: Raises Concern for Continued Progress for Mothers and Children Worldwide
The release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) budget on February 9 sent a mixed signal on the prospects for continued progress for mothers and children around the world. Save the Children applauded the proposed increases in the Maternal and...
'Dismal' human rights situation in Belarus unchanged after election, UN expert warns
Member of a polling station committee for Belarus' presidential election empty a ballot box prior to counting...
Refugee teachers face threat of losing basic rights
Education International (EI) has endorsed the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)’s call to international leaders to withhold from promoting excluding policies that would affect refugee workers’ basic rights, and to create opportunities...
Statement on children following the Australian High Court finding on offshore detention of asylum seekers
“The Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Australia is a signatory, underscores that the best interests of a child must be a primary consideration in all decisions and actions affecting that child.
China/Hong Kong: Free ‘Disappeared’ Booksellers
Chinese authorities should immediately release five booksellers who the government has forcibly disappeared. The five are affiliated with the Hong Kong-based Mighty Current Media, known for publishing books critical of senior Chinese leaders.
Implementing the European Agenda on Migration: Progress on Priority Actions
In view of next week's European Council, the Commission is reporting on the implementation of the priority actions on 10 February under the European Agenda for Migration and highlighting key areas where immediate action is needed to restore control....
Indonesia: Terror Law Amendments Should Not Threaten Rights
The Indonesian parliament should reject proposed amendments to its counterterror law that are unnecessarily broad and vague and would unjustifiably restrict freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said on February 9. Parliament may consider...
UN agency provides food to Syrians fleeing Aleppo fighting
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on 9 February it has started distributing urgently needed food to people displaced by the recent surge in violence in Syria’s northern Aleppo.
Russia/Syria: Daily Cluster Munition Attacks
The Syrian-Russian joint military operation in Syria has included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions in at least 14 attacks across five governorates since January 26, 2016. The attacks killed at least 37 civilians, including six women...
