20 December 2013 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on the Government of Belize to adopt…
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20 December 2013 – Brazilian authorities need to give further priority to the poorest and most marginalized, to ensure that…
• Brazil suffers record number of football violence deaths
• Ultras in eastern Europe, Russian and Italy pose huge threat
• Unrest in Africa spontaneous rather than planned
• Owen Gibson: World Cup – and outbreak of supporter violence – link Brazil and Russia
16 December 2013 – Voicing concern over the lack of a national action plan by the Bahamas to address trafficking…
12 December 2013 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the killing…
11 December 2013 – Amid growing debate over international drug control policy in Latin America, the United Nations drug and…
10 December 2013 – Two independent United Nations human rights experts have voiced concern about the fate of Djamel Ameziane,…
6 December 2013 – Voicing deep concern over a ruling that renders countless Dominicans of Haitian descent stateless, the United…
29 November 2013 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has voiced concern at the recent deaths at…
29 November 2013 – A United Nations independent expert today urged authorities in Argentina to undertake an audit of its…
29 November 2013 – The United Nations entity tasked with advancing gender equality today applauded the appointment of two women…
25 November 2013 – On the spot in Queens, New York where the United Nations General Assembly met during the…
22 November 2013 – On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United Nations Secretary-General recalled…
22 November 2013 – Created three years ago to actively support universally accepted principles in human rights, literacy, sustainability and…
Argentina, Indonesia and Nigeria among world’s top 10 most polluted places due to jewellery and other chemical processing