Protecting Those Who Work To Defend The Environment Is A Human Rights Issue

The enjoyment of a vast range of human rights, including rights to life, health, food, water, and housing, depend on a healthy and sustainable environment. Today, on World ...

Parties Discuss Aspects Of Global Stocktake At Bonn Climate Talks

On Tuesday, the Ad-hoc Working Group on Paris Agreement (APA) asked parties to discuss three issues related to global stocktake—inputs needed for conducting the stock...

Bonded Labourers, Sex Workers, Forced Beggars: India Leads World In Slavery

India has the largest population of modern slaves in the world with more than 18 million people trapped as bonded labourers, forced beggars, sex workers and child soldiers,...

Women’s Gender Equality, Economic Autonomy To Be Promoted In The Region

The 37th Assembly of Delegates of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the OAS ended in Lima with a call to countries in the region to promote equality and econo...

Stonehenge, Easter Island, Venice: Climate Change Will Destroy Human History

Cultural heritage sites are beacons of our remarkable legacy as a species. They’re as diverse and complex as humanity itself, which is why UNESCO has designated 802 o...

Designed In Seattle, This $1 Cup Could Save Millions Of Babies

When babies in poor countries can’t breast-feed, the results can be deadly, but a trio of Seattle researchers has found an innovative way to help.
Experts at the...

Refugee Children Are Five Times More Likely To Be Out Of School Than Others

A new policy paper, ‘No more excuses’, jointly released by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) ahead ...

This Powerpuff Girls PSA Is Teaching Brazilian Kids About Zika

When it comes to fighting Zika, the World Health Organization is taking all the help it can get, including enlisting the help of cartoon-loving kids.

Zika, a mosqui...

EU Film Festival To Start In Delhi On May 27

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will be back with a feast of 24 award winning European films. The 21st edition of the fest will kick off here on May 27 with a scree...