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The world is failing 130 million girls denied education: UN experts

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23 Jan 2023

GENEVA (23 January 2023) – 130 million girls are denied the human right to education around the world, UN experts* said today, calling on States to step up efforts for the realisation of this...

Türk: More is needed to expand support for human rights

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23 Jan 2023

Cover photo of un Human Rights Annual Appeal 2023. A young girl wearing a headscarf cups her hands around her mouth as she shouts during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, 10 February 2021 © Florient Zwein/Reuters

In the 75th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights, the High Commissioner launches a USD 452 million funding appeal for 2023, urging donors to support his Office and renew determination on action to address human rights issues.

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 23 January 2023

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23 Jan 2023

Date: 23 January 2023 1 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 22 January 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

The Republic of Korea’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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23 Jan 2023

Korean Version (PDF) GENEVA (23 January 2023) – The Republic of Korea’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the...

Türk condemns killing of Eswatini human rights lawyer, urges accountability

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23 Jan 2023

QUITO/GENEVA (23 January 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today condemned the brutal killing of leading Eswatini human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was shot dead in his...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concludes his official visit to Ecuador

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23 Jan 2023

Quito, 23 January 2023. My mission to Ecuador has been my first to a Latin American country as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Although it was only a short visit, I had the opportunity to meet...

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Bolivia on the Pursuit of a More Equal Society, Raise Questions about Early Marriage and Violence in Schools

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20 Jan 2023

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Bolivia, commending the State on its pursuit of a more equal society...

UNESCO: Right to education demands financial commitment says UN expert

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20 Jan 2023

GENEVA (20 January 2022) – The right to education demands robust financial commitment from States in addition to political commitment, a UN expert said today. “The right to education for all will...

UN Special Rapporteur to assess migration policies in Bangladesh

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20 Jan 2023

GENEVA (20 January 2023) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh from 20 to 31 January 2023. The Special...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to conduct official visit to Ecuador 22-23 January 2023

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20 Jan 2023

GENEVA (20 January 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will conduct a two-day official mission to Ecuador starting on Sunday 22 January, at the invitation of the Government...