United Nations peacekeeping helps nurture peace in some of the world’s most dangerous places. Today and every day, we salute the dedication and bravery of our peacekeepers in helping societies turn away from war and towards a safer, more stable future.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
On November 15, 2019, the third Committee at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly adopted resolution (A/C37/74/L.49) proclaiming 18 September as International Equal Pay Day. Introducing the resolution to the committee were Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) members’ Iceland with the support of, Australia, Canada, Germany, Panama, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland. The resolution was co-sponsored by a total of 105 member states. As well as recognising the contribution of workers’ and employers’ organizations, and businesses, the resolution also acknowledged the work and contribution of EPIC to achieving equal pay.
Every day, nearly 5400 stillbirths occur; 810 women lose their lives; 6700 newborns lose their lives. Most of these lives can be saved through the provision of safe care.
One of the Roya Institute programs is a series titled “Meeting with writers and translators”. The main goal of this series is to get acquainted with new law books and dialogue with their authors and translators.
“As the world fights to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, children and youth in conflict zones remain among the most vulnerable to its devastating impact. We must ensure our children have a safe and secure environment in which to learn the knowledge and skills they need for the future.”
UN Secretary-General António Guterres
The UN General Assembly on January 22, 2020, through resolution A/Res/74/212, recognized the day of September 7 as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The first-ever International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies was celebrated in 2020 with the theme of “Clean Air for All.”
Covid-19 pandemic followed by lockdown was unforeseen and has impacted all of us in different ways. The pandemic has disrupted the learning for children, youth, and everyone at an unprecedented scale. Everyone has to resort to technology for learning, and numerous alternative ways are made so as to ensure that there is continuity of learning. Numerous challenges were posed to learning and teaching online.
“Donate time or money, volunteer or act with kindness.”
“Charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate, or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.”
– Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
In short, leaded gasoline was a human error that occurred at all levels of our society,
Inger Anderson,
Executive director of the UNEP
A report on activity that Roya Institute was one of its participants and supporters A Summer School on the 70th anniversary of the ratification of
Impunity compounds the suffering and anguish. Under international human rights law, families and societies have a right to know the truth about what happened.I call on Member States to fulfil this responsibility.
António Guterres
“The United Nations is committed to a world free from terrorism. On this International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, and on all days, let us stand in solidarity with all victims and survivors so we may support them in healing their trauma and bring them hope.”
-António Guterres
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the August 20, 2021 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Acts of violence based on individual beliefs and against religious minorities are increasing in the present times. That is why the General Assembly adopted the resolution A/RES/73/296, titled “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief,” strongly condemning continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belonging to religious minorities, based on or in the name of religion or belief.
In 2021, a record 235 million people in 36 countries require humanitarian assistance. For many communities across the globe, life-threatening crises are becoming increasingly complex as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies hunger, deepens poverty, and fan the flames of conflicts over scarce resources.
In present times, with more than 3 billion people being less than the age of 30, we have the largest youth population in history. This group has the most significant potential to give direction to the ways in which our societies will be organized in the future. Keeping this in mind, August 12 was marked as International Youth Day to celebrate the contribution of young people in shaping the future of our world and focus on the issues that young people across the world face.
Indigenous people account for 6.2 percent of the global population, and these people hold a very vast diversity of different cultures, traditions, and knowledge systems. These people have sought recognition of their identities, but most of the nations have failed to protect the rights of the indigenous people, and their rights have been violated from time to time.
Breastfeeding gives the best possible start in life to the baby and provides health, nutritional and other benefits to the child and the mother. 1-7th August is marked as World Breastfeeding Week.
Human Trafficking is a crime against humanity and is a gross violation of human rights. The evil of human trafficking has been prevalent in society for a long.
UN General Assembly designated July 30 as International Day of Friendship in 2011 vide agenda no. A/65/L.72 by: (i) Recalling the goals and objectives of
July 28 is marked as World Hepatitis Day with a vision to step up the efforts on hepatitis at the national and international levels and encourage everyone to take action and engage for a global response as outlined in the WHO’s Global hepatitis report of 2017.
Drowning is one of the significant causes of death for children aged between 5-14 years. In the last decade, over 2.5 million people lost their lives due to drowning.
Religion, Sustainability and Education Two Book Chapters Authored by Roya Members in a Forthcoming Publication On the eve of the year, while congratulating on this
Legal Clinic International & Regional Collaborations, Conferences Tenth Session: Asian Network of Legal Clinics & Asian Journal of Legal Education, Prof. Bruce Lasky, Prof. Wendy Morrish
