Category: Lifestyle

In a statement issued ahead of presenting his latest report to the Human Rights Council later this month, Victor Madrigal-Borloz urged States to collect more data in an effort to understand the root causes of violence which is often routinely directed towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in societies across the world.  Policymakers are taking decisions in the dark, left only with personal preconceptions… Read More

What did you dream of becoming when you were a child? ? An astronaut?? A firefighter?? A veterinarian? 1⃣5⃣2⃣ million children are trapped in child labour. Most of them in agriculture. We need to #StopChildLabour so all children can work on their dreams.#ZeroHunger pic.twitter.com/DAePPWsQxG — FAO (@FAO) June 11, 2019 “It is time we go beyond the exclusive focus on… Read More

New Disability Inclusion Strategy is ‘transformative change we need’, says Guterres Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual conference on the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which began on Tuesday. “When we fight to secure those rights,… Read More

“When we fight to secure those rights, we move our world closer to upholding the core values and principles of the United Nations Charter”, he explained. “When we remove policies or biases or obstacles to opportunity for persons with disabilities, the whole world benefits”. “Disability inclusion is central to the promise of the #2030Agenda. Together, we can raise awareness &… Read More

UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report The digital future must be safer and more inclusive, says a new tech report, “the Age of Digital Interdependence”, released on Monday by the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, almost a year after the Panel was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres. The digital future must be safer… Read More

Key economic forum in Russia: New technology a ‘vector of hope’ but also ‘a source of fear’ says Guterres Technological innovation is continuing to transform the world, with the potential to propel us all towards reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Foruhow m in Russia. But as… Read More