UN expert on DPR Korea warned 'nothing changed' two years after human rights report
Nov 27, 2015, at 01:11 pm
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday warned that nothing has changed in the country since the UN Commission of Inquiry on DPRK presented its landmark report to the Human Rights Council two years ago.
Drought in Botswana is learning opportunity to achieve water security: UN rights expert
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:52 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged Botswana to take the current extreme drought in the southern African country as an opportunity to develop a strategy for providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all as "a short-cut to prevent illnesses and deaths" in the long run.
DPR Korea: UN rights expert regrets unchanged human rights situation
Oct 29, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): The international community was strongly urged on Wednesday by a UN rights expert to maintain effective and meaningful efforts to address the continued dire human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Morocco's agriculture-focused 'Green Plan' must benefit all: UN rights expert
Oct 15, 2015, at 03:04 pm
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, has commended Morocco's achievements in reducing extreme poverty and eliminating hunger through crucial economic and social reforms, while also urging the authorities to reach all regions, paying particular attention to those living in remote areas and vulnerable groups.
Relations on Korean peninsula 'taking a new turn,' says UN rights expert
Sep 10, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Sep 10 (IBNS): At the end of a five-day visit to the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Wednesday that the relationship between the two countries is "taking a new turn."
Europe's response to migrant crisis is not working, warns UN rights expert
Aug 26, 2015, at 02:51 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): The European Union should establish a human rights-based, coherent and comprehensive migration policy which makes mobility its central asset, a United Nations expert on Tuesday advocated, assuring is the only way in which the EU can reclaim its border, effectively combat smuggling and empower migrants.