The UN has a solid track record when it comes to environmental treaties. To be sure, governments are still far short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, and the Conference of Parties (COP) process ...

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One thing that President Barack Obama has not yet done is repeal the "Global Gag Rule" which prohibits NGOs that receive US federal funds from providing or counseling women on abortion. The Global Gag ...

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Top stories from DAWNS Digest Human Rights Watch: Malian Forces Executed Prisoners More evidence of war crimes by the Malian armed forces. “Malian government forces summarily executed at least 13 ...

A new United Nations human rights report on Liberia says that violence against women persists in the country. Covering the period between August and October 2006, the report pays particular attention ...

Never before have more people had more opportunities for political expression. 4.2 billion people worldwide will have a chance to hit the polls this year, making it the biggest election year in ...

The Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution was crafted by the so-called “E-10.” These are the ten non-veto-wielding elected members of ...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, better known as UNRWA, was established in 1949 to support Palestinians displaced during the first Arab-Israeli war. Today, it provides services and ...

The single largest humanitarian crisis in the world turns one year old today. Since a full-scale civil war erupted in Sudan exactly one year ago, some 8 million people have been displaced. This ...

The UN has a solid track record when it comes to environmental treaties. To be sure, governments are still far ...