Category: Lifestyle

Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet described ongoing misery for the country’s poorest citizens, as they live with hyperinflation. Today, their minimum wage “only covers 3.5 percent of the basic food basket”, she added, amid “failures in public service” including life-saving healthcare for children. Alleged extrajudicial killings have also taken place since August, Ms. Bachelet insisted,… Read More

António Guterres issued the charge in his message for International Migrants Day, observed annually on 18 December.  “Safe, orderly and regular migration is in the interest of all. And national priorities on migration are best achieved through international cooperation,” he stated.  Globally, there are more than 270 million migrants, according to UN estimates.   Last December, countries agreed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly… Read More

World must ‘reboot’ approach to refugees: UN chief The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for the struggling countries that shelter almost all of them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, at a high-level forum seeking solutions to a turbulent decade of mass displacement. More must be done to protect refugees,… Read More

“Every fortnight, at least one indigenous language vanishes from the face of the earth”, spelled out Tijjani Muhammad-Bande. “This translates into two extinct indigenous languages each month”. Turning to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the President pointed out that the 2007 milestone calls on States, among other things, to enact policies and laws aimed at preserving and… Read More

More must be done to protect refugees, respect their rights and address the reasons why people leave their homes in the first place, Mr. Guterres told the World Refugee Forum in Geneva, meeting for the first time. “Now more than ever, we need international cooperation and practical, effective responses. We need better answers for those who flee, and better help… Read More