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Accountability
Myanmar’s Junta Isn’t Even Sparing Children, Says UN Rights Expert
The Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said that Myanmar’s military junta’s violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup is...
Accountability
Has the UN Transformed itself into a Vast Humanitarian Relief Organization?
The UN’s declining role in geo-politics, however, has been compensated for by its increasingly significant performance as a massive humanitarian relief organization. These efforts...
Accountability
A Move to Undermine the Anachronistic Veto Powers in the Security Council Gains Traction
A proposal to reform the UN Security Council has dragged on for more than two decades, with four strong contenders for permanent seats, namely...
Human rights
Ukraine’s President Calls on Security Council to Act for Peace, or ‘Dissolve’ Itself
In an impassioned address to the Security Council that evoked the ashen destruction wrought during the Second World War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday described...
Governance
A Battle Between a UN Chief & US Envoy Ends in a Decisive Blow with an American Veto
The independence of the Secretary-General is a longstanding myth perpetuated mostly outside the UN. But as an international civil servant, he is expected to...
Governance
UN’s Guterres Must be Visibly Proactive as Peacemaker in Ukraine
Briefing reporters on Ukraine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”. He added “we...
Human rights
UN General Assembly session today on Russia’s ‘war of choice’ on Ukraine.
The UN Security Council has called for a rare emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine to...
Civil society
Firm, unified response needed to russia’s aggression
In the context of conflict, there’s a need to monitor and collect evidence of human rights violations – with the aim of one day...
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has also reported a 0.6 per cent drop...
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Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney dysfunction and mental health conditions.
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Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective...
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of...
Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer,...
