Heavy Social Media use linked to signs of Severe Depression in Teens

A recent study shows excess use of social media is linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls. It is a known fact that teens in common a...

Human Rights News Stories from 2018

From discrimination of LGBT to drugs – human rights issues and stories have never grown old. Every day, we hear issues related to human r...

Access to better Health-care Facilities can reduce 71% of Neonatal deaths in India

According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ‘Survive and Thrive’ report...

Commemorating 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Decla...

Trust Deficit

A lack of confidence pummels institutions, sours relationships.

Trust is one of the cornerstones ...

UN Women Chief on #MeToo movement:

It’s been a year now since the #MeToo campaign took the world by storm and the executive director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka...

UN Security Council meets to discuss Impact of War on People with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in May 2008, and has so far been signed by 130 countries. It enshr...

‘Venus Blazing’ celebrates Women Composers of the Past and the Future

The Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance announces its new Venus Blazing, an extraordinary commit...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres: Global response to HIV/AIDS stands at a crossroads

World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, sh...