Britain to leave EU on Oct 31 no matter what: Brexit minister
Nicosia, Sep 18 (Xinhua) Britain will definitely leave the European Union on Oct. 31, no matter what, visiting British Secretary of State for Brexit Stephen Barclay said here Wednesday.
European Union and UN launch new initiative to eliminate gender violence
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): The European Union and the United Nations on Thursday launched a joint initiative to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, one of the most widespread and devastating human rights violations across the globe.
London: Demonstrators protest against Brexit
London, July 2 (IBNS): Protesting against the referendum decision to leave the EU, thousands marched here on Saturday.
Racial hatred sweeps across UK since Brexit verdict, Cameron condemns
London, June 28 (IBNS) Incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes are being reported in the UK since the country voted to break away from the European Union last week.
UK starts voting on whether to leave European Union
London, Jun 23 (IBNS) Britons are headed for polling stations on Thursday to vote on whether the UK will remain a part of the European Union.
UN agricultural agency and European Union step up efforts to combat illegal timber trade
New York, May 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) and the European Union (EU) will step up joint efforts to support tropical timber-producing countries in curbing illegal logging, improving forest governance and promoting the trade of legally sourced timber, under a $30 million funding agreement announced on Friday.
UN agency welcomes European Union measures on refugee arrivals, urges more action
New York, June 27 (IBNS) The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by European Union (EU) leaders to assist up to sixty thousand refugees in need of international protection but warned that much more will have to be done to address the root causes of a steadily increasing global refugee crisis.
Europe should make 'mobility' central in migration policy, UN rights expert says
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): The ability of migrants to reach European soil despite a huge investment in securing international borders shows that sealing them is impossible, and only serves to empower people traffickers in the Mediterranean, a United Nations independent expert said on Tuesday.
European Union needs robust search-and-rescue operation at sea-UN refugee agency
New York, Feb 13 (IBNS)The top United Nations official for refugee issues on Thursday urged the European Union (EU) to change its approach to dealing with irregular crossings of the Mediterranean Sea and make saving lives the topmost priority following the death earlier this week of some 300 people fleeing Libya on four dinghies.
UN expert urges European nations to rethink policies as migration-related deaths rise
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) In attempting to seal their borders, European nations are facing an “impossible†task, the United Nations independent expert on the human rights of migrants said on Monday, as he encouraged the European Union (EU) to identify new legal channels of migration in an effort to save lives.