Category: International
Latest estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years. The ILO has adopted a legally binding protocol to strengthen global efforts ...
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is applicable to all forms of serious crime of transnational nature committed by organized criminal groups. More than two decades after its adoption it is among the ...
Currently, 10.3% of women globally live in extreme poverty, and are poorer than men. Progress towards eradicating poverty must be 26 times faster to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Gender equality is fundamental ...
A clear example of human rights violations described in Pramila Patten’s report is related to the border area between Sudan and South Sudan, where women and girls have been targeted for rape, gang rape and ...
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) supports governments to ensure that all school-aged children have access to school meals and are healthy and ready to learn Every day, millions of children worldwide attend school on an ...
Global labor markets have experienced an uneven recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. As for Africa, key employment indicators, including unemployment rates, have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. Global economic growth is expected to ...
The report, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), describes the current state of national food systems, providing a baseline that can ...
This year’s conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention had the theme « A living force in global society: the legacy of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime ...
Tuberculosis is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. In 2016, 2.5 million people contracted this epidemic in Africa, or a quarter of new cases of tuberculosis worldwide, according to the WHO. World leaders attending ...
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) declares genocide as is the most serious crime known to humankind, emphasizing the commitment of the international community to ensuring prosecution and punishment of its perpetrators. The ...
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