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Migrant Smuggling: Preying on the Most Vulnerable
The criminalization of desperate migrants makes them even more susceptible to abuse and exploitation.
Blistering UN Report: Trump Administration Is Intentionally Exacerbating Inequality
Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty, discusses more.
Amid Scathing Accusations of War Crimes, UN Votes to Condemn Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
The US also tried to ram through an amendment blaming Hamas for ‘'initiating violence.'’
Corporate Lawyers Hijack UN Meeting, While Civil Society Is Sidelined
Some public interest organizations were kept away.
Global Leaders Condemn Trump’s “Scorn for International Law” As Haley Threatens More Possible Air Strikes
“You can't combat the alleged violation of international law by violating international law.”
UN Special Rapporteur Says Tax Bill Will Make the US “World Champion of Extreme Inequality”
As Congress prepares to vote on the tax bill, the United Nations has issued a scathing report on poverty in the US.
“Keep It in the Ground”: As UN Climate Summit Ends, Activists Protest at Europe’s Largest Open-Pit Coal Mine
Throughout the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, activists have been protesting against fossil fuels.
“Climate Apartheid”: South African Climate Activist Kumi Naidoo Slams Inequality at UN Summit
African activists and youth are vocal about the need for urgent action to mitigate the effects of global warming.
Special Report: Revolt at Trump’s Pro-Coal, Pro-Nuclear and Pro-Gas Panel Rocks UN Climate Summit
The Trump administration made its official debut with a forum pushing coal, gas and nuclear power.
Will UN Secretary General Achieve Gender Parity in Leadership Roles?
Has Antonio Guterres revived the organisation's “lost agenda”?