United Kingdom to remain ‘outward-facing’ global partner, Prime Minister tells UN Assembly
Sep 21, 2016, at 12:26 pm
New York, Sept 21 (Just Earth News): Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time, Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said her country has always been an outward-facing, global partner at the heart of international efforts to secure peace and prosperity since the first Assembly meeting was held in London in 1946.
UNHCR welcomes joint declaration by France and United Kingdom on Calais
Aug 21, 2015, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday welcomed the joint declaration signed by the Governments of France and the United Kingdom on the situation in Calais and the associated action plan to deal with it.
Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women – UN-backed study
Sep 23, 2014, at 06:07 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) Nowhere to be “scene,†women protagonists have less than one-third of all speaking roles in film and are largely absent from powerful positions, according to a United Nations-backed survey released on Monday which argues for the involvement of more female film-makers in the industry, and for greater sensitivity to gender imbalance on screen.