Neither chose their circumstances. Yet, one will likely live decades longer, earn far more and have a meaningful say in the decisions that shape their life. The United Nations considers the gulf between those two children not simply unfair, but a violation of the right to development. Since 1986, the UN has recognised development not […]
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Four regions – the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, the waters off Somalia, and the Black Sea – are now simultaneously active theatres of danger, on a scale the shipping industry has not seen before. Vessels and seafarers are being trapped and attacked in conflicts that have nothing to do with the ships themselves. […]
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That’s according to the Designated Human Rights Expert for Haiti, William O’Neill, who spoke to UN News ahead of the release of a new report which reveals that at least 613 people were killed and another 375 were injured in just two neighbourhoods of the capital, Port-au-Prince, during a 4.5-month period up to 31 July. More than […]
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The story in 60 seconds Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from the earth. As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and graphite is rising rapidly. For many countries, this presents an unprecedented economic […]
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