01 Oct Empowering teachers key to sustainable future
The world’s learners are not equipped to face the challenges of an unsustainable future. While education has long been heralded as a crucial catalyst for...
Author: GO-HRE
18 Sep New UN Guidance on Children’s Rights and the Environment
Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child launches new guidance for governments on protecting children’s rights in the face of...
12 Aug Are We Silencing Youth Voices? Children’s Rights Include the Right To Be Heard | Opinion
There is no tool more powerful than a voice. A voice can influence thoughts, emotions, and actions with nothing more than a deep breath...
10 Aug Somalia Takes Historic Step in Safeguarding Children’s Rights with New Legislation
Mogadishu, In a significant stride towards ensuring the safety and well-being of its young population, the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has...
08 Aug Children on the Margins: The Impact of Depriving Children of their Right to Nationality and Legal Identity in Northwest Syria
A new report finds that, compounding the humanitarian crisis, hundreds of thousands of children living in opposition-held areas in Northwest Syria are being denied...
03 Aug Guyana in further support of human rights programs in Caribbean, Latin America
During a bilateral meeting on Thursday between Brigadier Omar Khan, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, and U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, commander...
19 Jul New bill on children’s rights completed in Azerbaijan
The State Committee for Family, Women, and Children Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic, chaired by Bahar Muradova, has completed work on a new bill...
19 Jul 500 students benefit from human rights education programme
At least 500 students from ten schools in Kisii and Nyamira counties have benefited from the annual Human Rights Education Programme sponsored by Amnesty...
06 Jul The United Nations is concerned about the continuing violations of children’s rights in conflict zones
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, expressed the international body’s concern about the continuing grave violations...
17 Jun Namibia president urges collective action to safeguard children’s rights in digital age
Namibian President Hage Geingob on Thursday addressed the urgent need to safeguard the rights of children in the digital environment and called for a collaborative...