Political Consensus Urgent to Protect Human Rights: UN
The United Nations (UN) has the mandates and tools it needs to prevent human rights violations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told
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UN Condemns ISIS Bomb Attacks in Libya
The United Nations Security Council has condemned Friday’s deadly bomb attacks in al-Qubbah, Libya, claimed by an affiliate of the
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Syria Urged to Release Human Rights Activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged Syrian authorities to release all those who
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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
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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
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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
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