Revisiting the Journey to the Sustainable Development Goals

22 September 2016 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, and Tanzania. Lucas Manduru, First Secretary at the Embassy of Papua New Guinea in Belgium, outlined ...

Safety and security are core needs of human beings. Police performs this basic function and is the most visible coercive arm of the State. Perceptions of police efficacy matter because on them hinges the very legitimacy of the State. Police is to ...

Department of Health and Human Services Part 1. Overview Information Participating Organization(s) National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Components of Participating Organizations National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH ) National ...

An investigative judge abruptly froze the assets of the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies (AITAS) on June 15. The judge also froze the personal assets of its director, Ahmed Samih, and set in motion the process to place a ...

I. Requested Statements of Interest Objectives The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that ...

No one knows whether human consciousness will reside on a computer chip by the end of the century or even if self-driving cars will rule the road. But this much is certain: Earth is going to get hotter. The maps displayed here forecast how much ...

Academics banned from travelling abroad as Erdogan's purges of state institutions continue Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a three-month state of emergency to enable the authorities to take swift and effective action against ...

(Adds senior official on state of emergency, S&P outlook) * Erdogan chairing meetings of cabinet, security council * Academics banned from travel as purge widened * Turkey wants U.S. to extradite cleric blamed for coup * Military chief's ...

: Speakers at the 71st UN General Assembly's (UNGA) general debate highlighted their efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and galvanize climate action, including through the Paris Agreement on climate change. The theme for ...