MEDIA RELEASE UNAA appoints Grace Forrest as Goodwill Ambassador for Anti-Slavery CANBERRA (29 June 2018) – The United Nations Association of Australia […]
MEDIA RELEASE UNAA appoints Grace Forrest as Goodwill Ambassador for Anti-Slavery CANBERRA (29 June 2018) – The United Nations Association of Australia […]
UN women’s rights committee to review Australia, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, State of Palestine and Turkmenistan GENEVA (June 29, 2018) — The UN Committee […]
The United Nations is speaking out against the conviction of Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein Hammad Daoud, who has recently been sentenced to death for the stabbing of her husband. This […]
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to the UN Human Rights Council Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating […]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document, which underpins all international human rights law and has helped countless people to gain greater freedom and security. It […]
Senator Lisa Singh’s speech on the current humanitarian situation in Yemen and the issue of the reduced financial assistance of the Australian government to overseas development assistance. On […]
While the debate is currently raging in Australia regarding same-sex marriage, the United Nations continues to fight against atrocities committed against LGBTQI people around the world. The most […]
A UN Special Rapporteur has shone a bright light on Australia’s Indigenous practices and reached some dark conclusions. Ms. Tauli-Corpuz’s end of mission statement detailed her findings that […]