United Nations
UN body slams Australia’s record on discrimination
Australia uses racist policies in the Northern Territory, and has failed to uphold it’s obligations on the treatment of asylum......
Millenium Goals in danger
The United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 brought world leaders together in New York where they agreed to halve......
UN workers targeted in latest Taliban attack
Taliban gunmen have stormed a United Nations hostel in central Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, killing six foreigners including three......
UN war crimes report under fire
A report backed by the UN Human Rights Council which accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza has been criticised......
Suicide bombing forces United Nations out of Pakistan
A suicide bomber attacked a heavily fortified United Nations office yesterday morning, in the Pakistan capital of Islamabad. It’s suspected......
Horta calls for the UN to drop investigations into Indonesian war crimes
Jose Ramos Horta spent nearly 25 years fighting for independence from Indonesian rule in East Timor, often telling of the......
Remembering the selfless in times of trouble
Today marks the first World Humanitarian Day – an event created by the United Nations to remember aid workers who......
UN investigates Northern Territory Intervention
The United Nations will visit Indigenous communities over the next two weeks to review the Northern Territory Intervention. “Special Measures”......
One sixth of humanity undernourished
The number of undernourished people in the world has hit record levels, with over 1 billion going hungry everyday. World......
Australia signs the UN’s Indigenous Rights Charter, so where to now?
The Australian Government has just signed off on the U-N declaration of Indigenous Rights, leaving just three countries left refusing......