Maggie Coggan, Monday, 15th July 2019 - Climate change and increasing inequality are quickly reversing any progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals over the last decade, a new UN report warns. The SDG…
Luke Michael, Monday, 17th June 2019 - The automation of welfare services in Australia risks pushing vulnerable families deeper into poverty, the United Nations has heard. The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) made a …
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 12th June 2019 - The United Nations’ new Disability Inclusion Strategy is a significant step towards making the UN more accessible to people with disability, advocates believe.UN Secretary-General…
Luke Michael, Monday, 13th May 2019 - A group of Torres Strait Islanders is lodging a human rights complaint with the United Nations against the Australian government over alleged inaction on climate change. …
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 20th February 2019 - Leading humanitarian organisations say Australia will suffer internationally if Senate recommendations for the Sustainable Development Goals are not taken seriously by the …
John Thwaites, Thursday, 6th September 2018 - To achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, we need to overcome the short-term focus that currently dominates our political landscape, writes Monash Sustainable Development…
Paul Carter, Wednesday, 4th July 2018 -
A rising voice of Indigenous leadership has addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva asking it to pressure Australian state and territory governments to raise the age of criminal…
Contributor, Saturday, 30th June 2018 - We’re seeing little improvement on women’s rights and a concerning deterioration in some areas, write Maria Nawaz and Anna Cody from Kingsford Legal Centre, UNSW, in this article…
Luke Michael, Friday, 10th November 2017 - The United Nations Human Rights Committee has slammed the Australian government for the same-sex marriage postal survey and its treatment of asylum seekers – just weeks after Australia…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th July 2016 - Grain industry giant, the CBH Group, has become the first Australian co-op to sign onto a global campaign, pledging its support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The #CoopsFor2030…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 15th December 2015 -
Australia is the second best country in the world for human development, according to a report by the United Nations.
The latest Human Development Report by the United Nations Development…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -
Humanitarian aid agencies in Australia are paying tribute to aid workers around the world, including those who have lost their lives helping others, to mark World Humanitarian Day.…