“Human Rights Are Our Mainstay Against Unbridled Power" - Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Afghanistan Can Advance Rights – Or Spiral Deeper Into Failure, Türk Says
As experience has confirmed many times, respect for human rights unlocks a wealth of benefits for all societies – from development that is sustainable, to peace and social harmony that can endure. It ...
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Top Shelf From Manurewa High School Take Out The Top Prize At The 2024 Smokefreerockquest National Finals
It’s been Smokefreerockquest’s biggest year yet, with nearly 900 school aged bands competing across Aotearoa to win the ...
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Haiti: UN Human Rights Expert William O’Neill Concludes Official Visit, Laments Bleak Situation
Approximately one year ago, I stood before you and painted a bleak picture of the human rights situation in Haiti. Today, I am sad to say, that all indicators remain extremely worrying. The first, and ...
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New Zealand Chinese Language Week Celebrates 10 Years!
This year marks the 10th year since the first New Zealand Chinese Language Week was celebrated, and 2024 is bigger and better than ever! Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders enjoy taking part in ...
Afghanistan: Comprehensive Efforts Needed To Stop Destructive Cycle Of Impunity, Says UN Expert
GENEVA (9 September 2024) – Observing an ever-increasing number of restrictions for women and girls, concerns around the situation of minorities and children, a shrinking civic space and a ...
Special Rapporteur Calls For Justice For Victims On Anniversary Of The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
The unfathomable violence on 9/11 against ordinary people going about their daily lives was a crime against humanity, but sadly, 23 years later, the victims remain starved of justice because ...
Gaza: UN Envoy Condemns Deadly Strike On Camp In Humanitarian Zone
UNRWA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a three-part campaign this month to protect more than 600,000 young children in the enclave against polio after ...
Hanmer Residents Gift Two New Wheelchairs To Health Centre
Hanmer Springs Health Centre Practice Manager Paul Walmsley expressed his gratitude, saying, “The presentation of the two new ...
Escalating Violence In Syria Raises Fear Of ‘Large-Scale War’
“The recent direct fighting in northeast Syria around Deir-ez-Zor between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the one hand and Arab tribes, Government forces and Iran-backed militia on ...
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Digital Transformation Accelerates, But Gaps Underscore Need For New Framework, New UN Survey Shows
New York, 17 September 2024 – Despite intersecting and compounding global crises in recent years, nations and regions worldwide have accelerated their commitment to digital government strategies, ...
General Assembly Wraps Up With Calls For Unity And Resolve
He also applauded the leadership of Assembly President Dennis Francis. “The challenges facing humanity are not insurmountable if we work together,” he said. Mr. Guterres reiterated that the UN, and ...