UN agency spotlights role of Governments in preventing child exploitation in tourism
The United Nations-backed meeting on tourism has spotlighted the leading role of Governments in preventing all forms of child exploitation in the leisure travel industry.
UN agency spotlights role of Governments in preventing child exploitation in tourism
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
UN refugee agency issues renewed funding plea for Syria, as conflict enters seventh year
Unless drastic measures are taken to share up peace and security in Syria, the situation – which marks its sixth anniversary next week – will worsen, the United Nations refugee agency today said urging the international community to redouble its support for the 13.5 million people in need of aid.
UN refugee agency issues renewed funding plea for Syria, as conflict enters seventh year
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International Women’s Day: Overcome prejudice, support engagement and promote women’s empowerment
In his message on International Women’s Day, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that while women’s rights are human rights, in these troubled times, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed.
International Women’s Day: Overcome prejudice, support engagement and promote women’s empowerment
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In Nairobi, UN chief Guterres marks International Women’s Day, hails Kenya’s role in multilateralism
The richness, welfare and prosperity of countries depend on the full integration of women in the development process, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today, commemorating International Women’s Day at a ceremony in Nairobi as part of his visit to Kenya.
In Nairobi, UN chief Guterres marks International Women’s Day, hails Kenya’s role in multilateralism
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On International Day, UN calls for women's full participation in labour force
As the rights of women and girls around the world are being reduced and restricted, the United Nations today marked International Women's Day with calls for empowering and educating women and girls to reach gender equality in the work place.
On International Day, UN calls for women's full participation in labour force
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UN envoy urges protection of children as key to peace-making and conflict prevention
The rights of children must also be a cornerstone of conflict prevention, peace-making and peace building efforts, the United Nations focal point on children in armed conflict today told the UN Human Rights Council, expressing deep concern at the scale and severity of grave violations committed against children in the past year.
UN envoy urges protection of children as key to peace-making and conflict prevention
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Women’s progress uneven and facing backlash, UN rights chief warns ahead of International Day
The United Nations human rights office today launched a joint report with the African Union and UN Women detailing the progress and challenges to women’s struggle for human rights in Africa, while the UN rights chief warned that the women’s movement around the world is facing a backlash that hurts both men and women.
Women’s progress uneven and facing backlash, UN rights chief warns ahead of International Day
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
Iraq: 15,000 children flee west Mosul over past week as battle intensifies by the day, says UNICEF
Some 15,000 children have over the previous week fled the western section of Iraq’s Mosul city where fighting between the Government forces and terrorists is intensifying by the day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Iraq: 15,000 children flee west Mosul over past week as battle intensifies by the day, says UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population
On visit to Iraq, UN's focal point for conflict-related sexual violent visits abused women
The United Nations focal point for ending conflict-related sexual violence is in Iraq where she today met with survivors of rape and other abuse by the Islamic State (ISIL).
On visit to Iraq, UN's focal point for conflict-related sexual violent visits abused women
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population