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New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights. more
Global agreement on migration 'taking root' despite pandemic challenge: Guterres

New York: The Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is “taking root in promising ways&r ...

Ending violence against Indigenous women and girls is our priority: Ontario Minister

Aboriginal peoples of Canada south of the Arctic and known as the First Nations. They include Inuit and the Métis,the latter being an ethnicity that developed after European contact and rel ...

Assam: KPLT: Changing Colours

On June 29, 2016, the Army claimed that, in a series of joint operations with the Assam Police over the preceding days, 11 militants of the recently-floated militant outfit, Helem Tiger Forc ...

Ban urges UN system to bolster support for indigenous peoples, as annual forum concludes

New York, May 21(Just Earth News):Much has been achieved to improve the rights of indigenous peoples, but conflicts on their lands and territories, and the lack of inclusion of their voices ...

The world of little people

Rarely has Indian cinema, mainstream or otherwise, cared to focus on the little people -the dwarfs. Award winning director Kaushik Ganguly decides to explore their world through his latest ...

UN forum spotlights challenges of indigenous peoples

New York, May 20 (JEN): Non-recognition and marginalization of indigenous populations of Asia, home to two-thirds of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples, and a growing concern of ri ...

UN seeks involvement of indigenous peoples in development agenda

New York, May 13 (JEN): Indigenous peoples must be a part of the ongoing process to define a global development agenda beyond 2015, United Nations officials said on Monday, calling for expli ...

UN concerned over eviction of indigenous group in Cameroon

New York, Apr 11 (JEN): The independent United Nations experts dealing with the rights of minorities and of indigenous peoples on Thursday voiced their concern about the eviction and demolit ...

UN urges Kazakhstan to end registration of religious communities

New York, Apr 5 (JEN): The United Nations expert on religious freedom called on Friday on the Kazakhstan Government to halt the mandatory registration of religious communities, which notably ...