ILO: Inclusive institutions and structures are needed to go beyond the “illusion” of diversity

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A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work where diversity is concerned say contributing authors of "The Future of Diversity", an ILO co-publication.

An Amazing Holiday Story

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2020 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia

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The Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) launched the ANNI Report 2020 on the Performance of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), that critically assesses the performance of NHRIs against the Paris Principles in 2020.

Luxembourg City wins 2022 Access City Award for becoming more accessible to persons with disabilities

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The 2022 Access City Award goes to Luxembourg City. A jury of accessibility experts recognised the city for its wide range of innovative solutions and improvements to enhance accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Youth letter to Norwegian Parliamentarians: You promised us a better tomorrow

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Norway had made some big promises At the Global Education Summit in July 2021 but new plans are falling well short of the commitment.

GEF Council to build upon three decades of environmental action

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Representatives of 184 countries will review a $191 million work program that would fund initiatives enabling developing countries to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation, and to improve the management of international waters, chemicals, and waste. It will be the second-to-last financing tranche to be released under GEF-7.

Historic Step Towards Smokefree Future (NZ GOV)

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"Bold new measures will be implemented, including banning the sale of cigarettes to future generations, as part of the Government’s plan to make New Zealand smokefree."

NZ: Pacific youth set to join movers and shakers Hon Aupito William Sio - 2021 headshot HON AUPI

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Eight exceptional Pacific young achievers have joined a unique alumni of movers and shakers after receiving their 2021 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards (PMPYA), said Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio.

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, restore equality

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Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has “fed a frightening rise in inequalities”, and laid bare “many of our failures to consolidate the advances made”, said UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, in a message marking Human Rights Day.

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