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Turkish defender of free press spoke at recent Geneva Summit

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Turkish defender of free press spoke at recent Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, two weeks before Government takeover of major opposition newspaper

Free speech activists will be available for interviews 

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Freedoms of religion and expression

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Freedoms of religion and expression ‘twin rights’ in fighting intolerance – UN report

9 March 2016 –
Source:UN News.

The freedoms of religion and of expression are not contradictory but complementary, as both rights are the twin tools in combating incitement to hatred, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today.

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Marking World Wildlife Day

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Marking World Wildlife Day, UN calls for global actions to save planet’s most iconic species

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UNAIDS piloting new mobile platform to better inform HIV patients

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UNAIDS piloting new mobile platform to better inform HIV patients, improve health care

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Suffering from drought, flooding and conflict – UN report

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Hunger intensifies in areas suffering from drought, flooding and conflict – UN report

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Why new global development agenda is good news for women

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INTERVIEW: UN official explains why new global development agenda is good news for women

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International Day of Women:The Goddess of March

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International Day of Women:The Goddess of March
by Rene Wadlow

Be ever watchful, wanderer, for the eyes that gaze into yours at the bend of the road may be those of the goddess herself.  Oracle at Delphi

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Large gender gaps remain across global labour market

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Large gender gaps remain across global labour market, UN agency reports

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Iraq: senior UN official condemns Hilla bombing,

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Iraq: senior UN official condemns Hilla bombing, deplores continuing loss of life

Special Representative Ján Kubiš.

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Syria: water restored in Aleppo after a 48-day shutdown

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Syria: water restored in Aleppo after a 48-day shutdown, UNICEF reports

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