How Corruption Stifles Economic Growth
Corruption is the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development around the world. But it does not just steal…
Say “No” to Female Genital Mutilation: UN
On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), marked every year on February 6, and this…
UNESCO Chief Condemns the Killing of Journalists
The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom denounced the assassination of Moisés Sánchez Cerezo, a…
Pakistan Urged to Address Human Rights Issues
Close on the heels of United Nations’ (UN) advice to Pakistan to protect the human rights in the country, leading…
UN Chief Urges Pakistan to End Executions
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Government of Pakistan to bring an end to the executions of all convicts…