Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that navigating a clear path “out of the complex COVID-19 crisis, and towards an inclusive, green, sustainable, and resilient future, will be the work of this generation of world leaders – or their downfall.”
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at the 47th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva today (21 June), described the current period as one of “grave setbacks in human rights.” Extreme poverty, inequalities, and injustice, she claimed, are on the rise, while democratic and civic space is eroding.
These are “bold steps that place unprecedented emphasis on the power of human rights to foster sound and inclusive growth, long-term peace, and trust-based societies,” according to the High Commissioner.
Myanmar’s military junta Friday released award-winning documentary filmmaker and former RFA contributor Shin Daewe who had been in detention since October 2023 for buying a video drone.
Sabino Edward Nyawella Amaikwey, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.
A tiny Mexican monkey at the Guadalajara Zoo has become Mexico’s newest online sensation after being rejected by his mother and is clutching to a stuffed dog for comfort.
Native to Sri Lanka, the Sinhala Hound is a rare and ancient dog breed.For generations, people used this breed to hunt squirrels, hare, rabbits, and other small animals.
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in Lebanon.
A cyber attack known as ” web cache poisoning” uses cache storage systems to propagate malicious data to unsuspecting users.When an attacker is successful in poisoning a cache, they can change the content that users receive by sending them to fake websites, plating malware, or stealing personal data.
A dog of Adam Forma, a resident of Livonia in Michigan was shot by a delivery driver because he was “scared,” and the dog vanished.
The Berger Picard dog breed, which originated in the Picardie region of France as herding and guarding sheep, is said to be the oldest French herding breed.