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More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN Rights Chief

More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN Rights Chief
16 January 2019
Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday. In a special meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva to review progress on achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of…
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100 years on, ILO's mission focussed on growing inequality

100 years on, ILO's mission focussed on growing inequality
09 January 2019
Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children

Rising human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: almost a third of victims are children
07 January 2019
In 2019, ‘reasons for hope’ in a world still on ‘red alert’: UN chief Guterres

In 2019, ‘reasons for hope’ in a world still on ‘red alert’: UN chief Guterres
31 December 2018

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From child refugee in Mozambique to school principal in the United States

From child refugee in Mozambique to school principal in the United States
Growing up in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Bertine Bahige was studying hard to become a doctor. At 13, he had his life figured out. Or so he thought. Everything changed the day the Mai Mai rebel group stormed into his town in eastern DRC, going door to door to abduct new recruits. “It was the hardest thing,” Bertine recalls with…
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2019 will be the Year of Indigenous Languages

2019 will be the Year of Indigenous Languages
The costs of corruption: values, economic development under assault, trillions lost, says Guterres

The costs of corruption: values, economic development under assault, trillions lost, says Guterres
Over 40 million people still victims of slavery

Over 40 million people still victims of slavery
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