Zeid Calls On Business Leaders to Stand Up for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos next week to use…
Refugee Girls Forced into Prostitution in Libya
Some 25,800 unaccompanied or separated children arrived in Italy by sea in 2016 – that’s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for…
Poverty in India: Woman Sells Child for Rs. 2000
A homeless tribal woman, deserted by her husband, was forced to sell her newly born male child to one of her neighbours, for a sum of Rs. 2000 (approximately US$…
U.S. Changes Cuban Immigration Policy: Wet Foot, Dry Foot
The United States (U.S.) has decided to take more steps to normalize relations with Cuba and to bring greater consistency to its immigration policy. According to a White House statement…
Economic Uncertainties to Influence Food Markets: FAO
The prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 percent below their…
Narendra Modi Connects with Youth via Video Conferencing
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, today addressed the inaugural event of the National Youth Festival at Rohtak, via video conferencing. He said that the life of Swami Vivekananda…