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The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament & Development Conferred Upon Former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet

November 19, birthday of Iron Lady and the strongest former Prime Minister of India, the late SMT. Indira Gandhi. Former Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament &…

Africa Poverty Clock Launched on UNECA’s 60th Anniversary

By Devendra Kamarajan ADDIS ABABA (IDN) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at its 60th anniversary celebrations in Addis Ababa has launched the Africa Poverty Clock, a customized version of the world poverty clock developed by World Data Lab, aimed at monitoring progress…

More Respect, Less Criminalization for Migrant Workers, UN Human Rights Expert Urges

The lack of political will to stand up for migrant workers’ rights remains the greatest challenge to the protection of this “very vulnerable” group of human beings, an independent United Nations expert affirmed on 24 October 2014.     Speaking before the…