Campaigns

Indigenous/Vatican-Canada
The system removed about 150,000 indigenous children from their families and brought them to Christian residential schools run on behalf of the federal government.

Human trafficking in Iraq
Police say they’ve uncovered 60 organised crime gangs but the U.S. says the Iraqis are failing to meet minimum standards to eliminate human trafficking.

Virginia removes General Robert E. Lee’s statue
Statues honoring leaders of the pro-slavery Confederate side in the American Civil War have become a focus of protests against racism in recent years.

Indian farmers’ eight months protest
The farmers say they want to teach the Bharatiya Janata Party a lesson.

The unsettled question of the Brazilian indigenous tribes
The Amazon rainforest isn’t the only place where indigenous people are under attack from land grabbers and loggers.

Violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’: UN
In its annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report, released on Monday, the UN said at least 19,379 children affected by war in 2020 were ..

UNITAR/NCD/THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW …
HIGH- LEVEL PANEL CALLS ON IMMEDIATE ACTION ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19

UNESCO holds conference on how judiciary can protect journalists

GUINEA/EBOLA OUTBREAK
Health officials in Guinea are to begin vaccinations to try to contain the region’s first Ebola epidemic since the 2014-2016 outbreak.

UN ENVIRONMENT REPORT
Environmental degradation is impeding progress towards ending poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities, and promoting sustainable economic growth, work for all, and peaceful and inclusive societies.

Press Release – World Cancer Day – The Defeat-NCD Partnership
The Defeat-NCD Partnership is a practical response to the widespread call for action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Formally launched alongside the UN General Assembly in ..