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Regional grants put elder abuse in the spotlight on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Australian Prime Minister Radio interview – Triple J Hack
Nations unite to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
Promoting Agritech in South Sudan: UNITAR Alum Kuena James
Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future
Israel’s invasion of Rafah will not eliminate Hamas or end the war. So, what is Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan?
Guidance for One Health field epidemiology workforce development
34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia opens with focus on bolstering resilience of agrifood systems
Talking About Revolution
Mislabelled shark meat rampant in Australian markets, study finds
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Opens Eighty-Eighth Session
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Panama’s Child Protection Laws, Ask about Measures to Prevent Online Grooming…
NZ’s big chill was an early winter warning: power should be subsidised for struggling households
Better be-leaf it: celebrating International Day of Plant Health
What is it about Gaza? Wars are raging around the world, so why are young people so passionate about this one?
UN General Assembly – Tenth Emergency Special Session: Illegal Israeli Actions In Occupied East Jerusalem and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian…
UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session Explanation of Vote
Indigenous women are most affected by domestic violence but have struggled to be heard. It’s time we listened
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Mali’s Measures to Tackle Poverty, Ask about Efforts to Promote School…
New Zealand supports UN Palestine resolution
UN Experts on Racial Justice in Law Enforcement Warn of Racial Profiling Risk: Italy
FAO puts focus on importance of technology for International Day of Plant Health
More than $10 million to champion the rights and freedoms of people with disability
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Georgia’s Child Rights Code, Ask about Measures Addressing Sexual Violence against…
ACFID statement on United Nations General assembly vote on Friday 10th May: Granting United Nations Member status to Palestine
Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Melbourne 9 May
In Dialogue with Guatemala, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the New Government’s Achievements, Raise Issues Concerning…
Shaping Better Way Forward
Australia and Southeast Asia partner on decarbonisation in the maritime industry
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commends Namibia’s Children’s Parliament, Ask about Measures to Address “Baby Dumping” and…
104,000 panel solar farm set to power The University of Manchester
Breastfeeding should be recognised as a carbon offset: report
Save the Date: Live stream of TMC’s FY2024 Financial Results Press Briefing on May 8
Statement on unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-Air Force
Intensified military operations will bring increased death and despair for Rafah’s 700,000 women and girls
Australian Prime Minister Television interview – Today Show
Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Sixth Session
Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’s Commitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments
FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives Google impact award
Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-Air Force
What Australia can learn from Latin America when it comes to tackling violence against women
ESSO PLAN FOR TOXIC DUMP IN RAMSAR WETLAND
Joint Readout from Australia-Japan-Philippines-United States Defense Ministers’ Meeting
OECD updates AI Principles to stay abreast of rapid technological developments
Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients…
OECD Ministerial Council Statement and Outcomes
The human rights record of the Dominican Republic to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Viet Nam’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review