How much is the UN system upholding the UNDM?
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Minorities (UNDM). The 15th session of…
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EVENT: Award Ceremony to Celebrate Minority Artists Working on Statelessness
On the evening of 3 November 2022 (7:00PM-8:00PM CET), OHCHR and UNHCR will organize a Ceremony to celebrate the 8th…
MRG calls UN Member States to stand up for all humanity
This statement was delivered at the High-level Meeting of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly to mark the Commemoration of…
NGOs call on UN Secretary-General to hold transparent, merit-based, consultative process to pick next UN High-Commissioner
This joint open letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, dated from 22 June 2022, was signed by 63 individuals…
UN Committee Decries Racial Discrimination in Global Covid-19 Vaccine Access
Germany, Switzerland, UK, and US Called to Account for Not Supporting a Comprehensive Waiver of Intellectual Property and Mandating Pharmaceuticals…
States must support new UN body to counter anti-Black racism by ensuring the nomination of strong and independent experts
The UN General Assembly has created in the summer a new Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. This new…
UN Member States: Sign on to Cross-regional joint statement on reprisals
This joint letter was signed by 36 organizations and sent to Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Third…
HRC48: Support resolution on ‘Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights’
This letter was sent by a group of organizations to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights…
EVENT: Indigenous women in the pandemic: Lessons of repression and resistance
On the occasion of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which will review the impact of…
