Map Shows Serious Regression in the Political Power of Women
A new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) map – which is a unique visual tool – captures women’s participation in executive government and in parliament as on 1st January 2019. The map…
UN Environment Report Urges to Improve Air Quality
UN Environment has released its 2018 Annual Report, highlighting the organization’s work on issues from fighting pollution of the air and sea to helping nations meet their goals of reducing…
Guatemala Decides to Expel UN Anti-Corruption Group
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has denounced the Guatemalan Government’s decision to unilaterally terminate the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). CICIG is an independent body set up by…
UN Experts Say Millions Face Humanitarian Crisis in Assam
UN experts* have expressed deep concern that the impending deadline in the Indian state of Assam to finalize a process to determine citizenship could see the world’s total stateless population…
Chinese-Language Edition of UN Basic Facts Released
The United Nations (UN) released Thursday the Chinese version of the forty-second edition of Basic Facts about the United Nations. It marks the publication of the UN guidebook in all…
Joenia Wapixana Wins 2018 UN Human Rights Prize
Joenia Wapixana was the first in her family to go to university to study law. In 1997, she became Brazil’s first indigenous lawyer; and in 2018, she became Brazil’s first…