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International cooperation, and meaningful participation by people, will build stronger development, says Deputy High Commissioner

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30 Oct 2023

Dear Vice-President, Distinguished delegates, Dear members of the Expert Mechanism, Colleagues and friends, It is a pleasure to welcome you, together with Ambassador Macdonal Alvarez, to the eighth...

Care and support is about human rights

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27 Oct 2023

UN Human Rights plays a central role in promoting gender equality and bringing together the rights of women, persons with disabilities, children, young people and older persons, both as people who provide and receive care and support. Rights-based care and support systems are key to sustainable development.

Integrating human rights into governance unlocks more effective policy, Türk tells parliamentarians

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24 Oct 2023

Honourable members of parliament, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to address you at the start of your General Debate on the theme of parliamentary action for peace, justice and strong...

Investor-State dispute settlements have catastrophic consequences for the environment and human rights: UN expert

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20 Oct 2023

NEW YORK (20 October 2023) – A UN expert has warned of the devastating effects of Investor-State dispute settlement with dire consequences for a wide range of human rights and climate action. “At a...

Joint press release: Progress on peace, justice and inclusion dangerously off track – a new UN report calls for urgent action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 16

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21 Sep 2023

A new, first-of-its-kind UN report demonstrates that progress towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 is worryingly slow, with limited information availability to drive evidence...

Human rights data for development

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20 Sep 2023

Opening Remarks by Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif Dear participants, dear panellists, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Permanent Missions of Luxembourg and Chile for...

Türk launches ‘blueprint for action’ on economic, social and cultural rights

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15 Sep 2023

Madame Vice-President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will. Fifty-seven years...

SDG Summit 2023 must not repeat old mistakes, says UN expert

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12 Sep 2023

GENEVA (12 September 2023) – A UN expert today criticised the Political Declaration for the 2023 SDG Summit, saying its recognition of the role of culture, cultural diversity and cultural rights for...

Human rights are key to ensuring no one is left behind

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12 Sep 2023

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Social protection, the right to development and working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals are key to eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities and making sure we leave no one behind.

SDG Summit: Strengthen human rights protection to tackle sustainable development crisis, UN experts say

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12 Sep 2023

GENEVA (12 September 2023) – UN human rights experts* today called for an urgent change of course to accelerate progress to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals as world...