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Tag: SocialJustice
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
The workers we don’t pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, daughters — the women who take care of children, look after ill family members, and […]
DR Congo: New initiative to eliminate HIV in children ‘a beacon of hope’
“Our country can no longer tolerate children being born and growing up with HIV, when tools exist to prevent, detect and effectively treat this infection,” […]
Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, although […]
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
The pontiff – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina – was elected in March 2013. He was the first priest from the Americas […]
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
“Ignorance allows for racism, but racism requires ignorance. It requires that we don’t know the facts,” says Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor of African and African […]
From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage over
Trading suits, ties and debates for DJ turntables, bright traditional Indigenous garb and ancient instruments, three performers – an anthropologist, an R&B singer and a […]
What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?
The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the protection of human rights, with […]
Will The Karla Sofia Gascon Row Derail Emilia Perez’s Oscar Dream?
New Delhi: The 2025 Oscar race was already gearing up to be a fierce and competitive battle, but a new storm is brewing that could […]
Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
Read our story here: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the […]
