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“Slave” tattoos, electric shock devices, and plastic bracelets. These are examples of the kinds of objects and physical abuses deployed by human traffickers to control, torture, and brand their victims, …
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Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for the UN’s commemoration of International Women’s Day on Tuesday, celebrating the work of women and girls in fighting climate change and …
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, addresses the Human Rights Council at an urgent debate on the situation in Ukraine. Image credit: UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Russia’s military …
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Heads of State, environment ministers, and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution, and forge an …
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#AngelinaJolie, #Ukraine, #UkraineCrisis, #UN, #Russia Los Angeles/IBNS: Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has come out in support of Ukraine and its people and said she is praying for the country which has been invaded by Russia. Russian …
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#GenderEquality, #LaxmiMPuri, #Agenda2030, #UN On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Laxmi M Puri, former assistant secretary-general at the United Nations and ex-deputy executive director of UN Women, spoke on the topic of …
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Go for the Goals. Image credit: Twitter handle of Development Canada #Canada; #InternationalDevelopmentWeek’ #GoForTheGoals; #GlobalCitizens; #UN; #SDGs Ottawa/CMEDIA: International Development Week (IDW) is an annual event in Canada to highlight …
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#UN; #ClimateChange; #EarthPermafrost; #thawing; #IndigenousCommunities; #Arctic New York/CMEDIA: Earth’s permafrost is thawing, and indigenous communities in the Arctic and scientists around the world say it’s high time this alarming loss …
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#ClimateChange; #Environment; #UN; #OCHA; #WFP; #Famine; #Rainfall Madgascar/CMEDIA: Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, …
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#UN; #FAO; #Africa; #Agriculture; #Farming; #HumanitarianAid; #WomenLead Sahel (Africa)/CMEDIA: Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, but the UN Food and …
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