Asylum and refugee protection represent ‘humanity at its best,’ says senior UN official

Oct 06, 2017, at 01:26 pm

New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): Warning of threats to the global asylum environment, the United Nations refugee agency’s protection chief on Thursday stressed the importance of sustained engagement by the international community to keep refugees high on the political agenda.

Indigenous peoples are ‘moral compass of humanity,’ special UN General Assembly meeting told

Apr 26, 2017, at 01:04 pm

New York, Apr 26(Just Earth News): Endorsement of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples does not equal implementation, speakers told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at a special meeting to celebrate the Declaration’s tenth anniversary and renew commitment to its tenets as a vital solution towards attaining a just and sustainable world.

UN expert denounces Paris attacks as crime against humanity

Nov 18, 2015, at 03:54 pm

New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth Neews/IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, denounced in the strongest possible terms the 13 November terrorist attacks in Paris, saying they may constitute a crime against humanity in which people were targeted "simply for participating in cultural life."

UNICEF official experiences 'humanity on the move' through Europe

Nov 05, 2015, at 02:54 pm

New York, Nov 5 (IBNS): As the number of women and children on the move in Europe continues to increase, an official from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday shared her eyewitness experience travelling with refugees and migrants for eight days along a difficult route from Greece to Slovenia, passing through the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia.