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In a small village outside Hebron (Palestine), Mariam’s* world nearly collapsed with a single message. A close friend had secretly taken photos of her without a veil and was threatening …
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate change is …
Gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, and other forms of exploitation continue to endanger women at all stages of …
Carlsberg Malaysia
Carlsberg Malaysia advances human and labour rights accountability across its supply chain
Carlsberg Malaysia recently convened its second Supplier Day, bringing together its network of upstream and manpower suppliers to …
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP
15 September 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Record military spending threatens global peace and development, UN warns
2 September 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Catalysts for change: The rising impact of national human rights institutions
25 August 2025
16 April 2025
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Overcoming the past: Cambodia's push for universal civil registration
8 April 2025
10 March 2025
16 February 2025
10 February 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific region to chart bold path for migration governance
14 December 2024
27 October 2024
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1.1 billion people live in multidimensional poverty, nearly half live in conflict settings
14 October 2024
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