Without massive investment and increased action, meeting the 2030 Agenda will remain a difficult challenge. In September 2015, the 193 members of the United Nations approved the well-known Agenda 2030, an ambitious project of the international community with the aim of fighting poverty, caring for the planet and reducing inequalities over the next fifteen years. Through...
Luego del veto de Estados Unidos en el Consejo de Seguridad, la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas aprueba una resolución instando al alto el fuego en Gaza La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas ha aprobado una resolución que insta a un alto el fuego inmediato en la Franja de Gaza, aunque la votación no tiene...
Whether in search of a better future or for reasons of force majeure, migrants have existed since the beginning of humanity. Migration is an important driver of sustainable development, bringing benefits not only to the migrant, but also to the community to which he or she is arriving, or of which he or she is...
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Human Rights Office urges prompt and effective investigation into murder of activist Adolfo Enriquez Vanderkam The Human Rights Office in Mexico has urged a prompt and effective investigation into the murder of activist Adolfo Enriquez Vanderkam, which occurred last Tuesday, November 21 in Leon, Guanajuato. Enriquez Vanderkam, a lawyer dedicated to exposing citizen complaints about crimes and...
French justice issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior army officers over chemical attacks in Syria in 2013 France issued an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior army officers, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in Syria in 2013 that...
Sosthène Munyemana genocide trial opens in Paris The trial of Sosthène Munyemana will take place from November 13 to December 22 at the criminal court in Paris, France. Munyemana, who was born in 1955 in Rwanda and practiced as a gynecologist in Butar, is charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity and participation...
November 2 is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of press freedom and the safety of journalists worldwide. Journalists play a fundamental role in our society by keeping us informed, uncovering corruption and fighting for the truth. However, many of them face...
Gaza crisis: Israel orders evacuation amid impending offensive Last October 13, Israel issued an urgent evacuation order for more than one million Palestinians in northern Gaza, warning that they had just 24 hours before an imminent ground offensive. This measure, described as "impossible" by the UN, has triggered devastating humanitarian consequences . So far, the...
Small island states take large greenhouse gas emitting countries to court The small island states of the Pacific are increasingly affected by the adverse effects of the climate and environmental crisis. Rapidly rising sea levels and extreme weather events are threatening their very survival and, with it, the human rights of all their inhabitants. In this way,...
