Greetings. It is my pleasure to address you today. Youth activism has been pushing the world forward. It is inspiring to see young people challenging discrimination, injustice and inequalities. From...

Social protection is an investment that societies make to enhance resilience against shocks, create an inclusive economy and achieve multiplier effects for the realization of human rights. Despite its potential, however, social protection benefits often go unused even though they are designed to protect individuals throughout their lives, a phenomenon known as “non-take-up”. The phenomenon of non-take-up affects millions around the world. It results in a waste of public resources and it significantly undermines the effectiveness of social protection in reducing poverty and inequalities. Non-take-up and its intolerable consequences can and must be addressed.

Date: 19 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 18 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to education addresses the risks and opportunities of the digitalization of education for the right to education.

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-third session, which is being held in Geneva until 13 May, during which it will review efforts by Cuba, Iceland, Iraq, Kenya, Montenegro...

The Independent Expert discusses the question of whether human rights obligations assumed by States and other actors apply outside the boundaries of such States. He also analyses whether the enjoyment...

From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 17 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human...

Date: 15 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 14 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

BISHKEK (15 April 2022) - Following a 12-day mission to Kyrgyzstan, the delegation of Experts, comprised of Melissa Upreti and Elizabeth Broderick, held meetings in Bishkek city, Issyk Kul, and Osh...

BISHKEK (15 April 2022) – Kyrgyzstan has taken notable strides towards women’s rights and gender equality since gaining independence in 1991, but serious challenges remain in areas such as socio...