Hate speech: Nations fight back
Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so...
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Hate speech: A growing, international threat
Hate speech is having a demonstrable effect on society: one of the many similarities between the January attacks on Brazil’s...
Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead
According to news reports, the incident happened in the Neve Yaakov district in the middle of the evening local time....
Mali: ‘Critical year’ begins in country’s return to constitutional order
The envoy was addressing ambassadors at what he called a “unique juncture” in the efforts to promote lasting peace and...
Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
WFP Executive Director, David Beasley, said that if we don’t address this humanitarian crisis, “things are going to get worse...
Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief
In his speech, delivered at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres recalled that, within months, the Nazis had dismantled...
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police...
UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education
Traveling with UN Women chief Sima Bahous, and other senior officials, she told journalists on Thursday that she had informed...
UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed’ over deaths of nine Palestinians in West Bank raid
Tor Wennesland described the deaths - during an intense gun battle at a refugee camp in the city of Jenin...
Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’
“People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide, plagued...