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A woman harvests rice and maize on a community farm in Viet Nam.
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World Environment Day 2022: Only One Earth

A woman with handcuff in a dark room of a prison
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UN experts urge the government of Singapore immediate end capital punishment

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UN response to the latest restrictions towards women and girls in Afghanistan

UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto
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UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto

Women and girls in South Sudan are experiencing conflict-related sexual violence
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UN report: ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.
© UN Photo/Manuel Elías
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UN General Assembly suspends Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council

UN expert: States should ensure accountability, transparency and access to sites of secret detention
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UN expert: States should ensure accountability, transparency and access to sites of secret detention

A young migrant from Darfur waits to reach England from Calais, France.
© UNICEF/Laurence Geai
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OHCHR: UK border reform bill increases the risk of serious human rights violations

UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
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UN expert: Spatial segregation continues to undermine human rights

The United Nations #FightRacism campaign
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21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

A view of a participant during the opening of the 23rd Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth”.
© UN Photo/Manuel Elías
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OHCHR: Call for Sweden to respect indigenous rights and withdraw from the Gállok mining project

UN General Assembly resolution against Ukraine invasion
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UN Bodies Resolutions on Situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression

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World Migration Report 2022

The Mayan School of Business teaches skills for indigenous women’s participation in economic opportunities.
© Red Global de Empresarios Indígenas REI/Miguel Curruchiche
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UN Women highlights from 2020-2021

IOM - International Migrants Day: 18 December
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International Migrants Day: 18 December