Leo Messi’s son turns one and celebrates with UNICEF
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Leo Messi invited his friends and fans around the world to join in celebrating the birthday of his son Thiago, who will be one year old on Saturday, 2 November.
European trade unionists want equality added to quality in education
Fundamental freedoms respected in well-administered presidential election in Georgia, international observers say

A voter casts his ballot in Tbilisi during the presidential election in Georgia, 27 October 2013.
OSCE conference highlights women’s role in building stability and prosperity in Mediterranean region

Ways to enhance women’s participation in public, political and economic life come under the spotlight at the OSCE Mediterranean...
UN humanitarian fund allocates $7.9 million to bolster underfunded emergency response in Niger
Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has allocated US$7.9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost implementation of nine underfunded humanitarian projects in...
Child recruitment remains ‘endemic’ in DR Congo, UN says in new report
Korea: trade union deprived of legal status
UN: Act to End Attacks on Health Workers
The United Nations General Assembly and Human Rights Council should act on the report by the UN special rapporteur on the right to health about attacks against health workers and services, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition said. The report...
Saudi Arabia: End Driving Ban for Women
Saudi authorities should end the country’s driving ban for women as the “Women2Drive” campaign gathers momentum, Human Rights Watch said.
Situation in Eritrea ‘desperately bleak,’ UN expert warns urging aid for fleeing refugees

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea Sheila B. Keetharuth (right) addresses a...