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Young Disability Leaders Join UN Conference

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th June 2014 - The Australian Human Rights Commission has sent a delegation of young people with disabilities to the United Nations Conference of States Parties (COSP) in New York. The delegation…

Call for Equality for Students with Disability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - Australian students with disabilities are still being denied the rights of an inclusive education enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, according…

Australia Gets a ‘Fail’ on Refugees

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th October 2013 - Australia has received an ‘F’ in a UN report card over the country’s treatment of refugees. The report launched by the United Nations Association of Australia…

Partnerships Key to Social Impact Outcomes in Asia Pacific – Summit

Staff Reporter, Saturday, 5th October 2013 - Understanding the unique demands of the Asia Pacific region and partnerships between government, Not for Profits and business emerged as key ways to achieve better social impact…

UN Planning for Sustainable Development

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd October 2013 - Sustainability reporting can serve as bridge between business and sustainable development, according to the UN’s Global Report Initiative (GRI). At the UN Global Compact's…

World Happiness Report Puts Australia in Top 10

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th September 2013 - Australia has been ranked 10th in a new UN World Happiness Report – behind a swathe of Northern European countries and Canada. This year's report finds that Denmark, Norway,…

Disability Human Rights in the Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd September 2013 - Australia’s disability human rights record to be scrutinised for the first time under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This week Australia…

Volunteerism Through the Eyes of Children

Staff Reporter, Friday, 10th February 2012 - A selection of the children's images from the UNV e-book. See all the images on the UNV Flickr page What does volunteerism look like through the eyes of children? This is…

Stamp to Celebrate International Year of Co-operatives

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd February 2012 - The International Year of Co-operatives stamp will be available from February 14. The 2012 International Year of Co-operatives will receive the stamp of approval many times over…

Gaming for Good with Free Rice

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th January 2012 - More than 1 million people have signed up to an online trivia game where rice is donated to the hungry people around the world for each correct answer. On Freerice.com, players face…

Inaugural ‘State of the World’s Volunteerism’ Report Released

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th December 2011 - Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by stef thomas A world first report by the United Nations into global volunteerism has called for greater measurement of the…

Malaysia Deal May Be Safer: UNHCR

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th October 2011 - Flickr Image: Some rights reserved by sidelife The Gillard Government’s proposed Malaysia swap plan has received an unlikely boost, with…

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