“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.
Report/Photos of the GAJE and Roya Institute for Global Justice virtual celebration Nelson Mandela International Day on 17th July 2021. Part 1 “Nelson Mandela: The
Following our previous post on the July 17 event (Celebrating Nelson Mandela World Day), Please see details of the program below.
Virtual Celebrating Nelson Mandela World Day, with Prof. David McQuoid-Mason who knew and worked with him ******* Facilitators: Prof. Jeff Giddings and Prof. Ernest Ojukwu
Another Service from Roya Institute to the Persian-speaking Legal Community:
Publication of Persian Translation of
“The Handbook of Clinical Legal Education” for Free
Roya Institute will publish soon: Persian translation of “The Clinical Legal Education Handbook.” Edited by Linden Thomas and Nick JohnsonPublisher: University of London Press, 2020,
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
After the course, participants were asked to state the implementation steps, in line with the course objectives, which they have started or will start soon.Items
Legal Clinic International & Regional Collaborations, Conferences Tenth Session: Asian Network of Legal Clinics & Asian Journal of Legal Education, Prof. Bruce Lasky, Prof. Wendy Morrish
Legal Clinic International & Regional Collaborations, Conferences Ninth Session: GAJE and Its History, Goals, Structure & Activities; European Network of Legal Clinics Prof. Frank Bloch & Prof. Ulrich