human rights

A UN Human Rights staff member wearing a light blue vest walks down a muddy path with his arm around a child wearing a green football jersey, while another child walks behind them in the rain.

Strengthening child protection systems across West Africa

human rightsA UN Human Rights project is working to protect children in street situations, before it’s too late.

Two years after the killing of George Floyd, urgency to end racial inequalities and discrimination beckons

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Op Ed by the United Nations Senior Officials of African Descent Group (UNSAG)

Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, laureate Mandela Prize 2020

“It is worth fighting for even one child’s life”

human rights United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize

— Mrs. Marianna Vardinoyannis, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020

Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, laureate Mandela Prize 2020

“I will continue fighting FGM to protect women and girls”

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— Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Mandela Prize Laureate 2020

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres

“Tackling the inequality pandemic: a new social contract for a new era”

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The Saleema initiative

Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law

Police officers in Eastern Equatoria learning about human rights laws and principles.

Police officers in Eastern Equatoria receive UNMISS-led training on human rights

Africa South Sudan

A young Burundian refugee completes an exercise on a blackboard in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania.

Burundi election countdown amid ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation

Central African President, Faustin Archange Touadera, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and 14 armed groups initialed the Central African peace and reconciliation agreement over a year ago,

Year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ in Central African Republic

Africa Central African Republic

Opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria committing to respecting and protecting human rights

Opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria commit to respecting and protecting human rights

Families wait in the early hours of the morning to be registered prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and partner agencies, in Thonyor, Leer county, South Sudan. Photo: © UNICEF/UN0234655/Modola.

South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Photo: UN Photo

UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations