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Warsaw - the capital of Poland - is a city marked by resilience and transformation. As a political and cultural centre, it’s also the heart of the country’s human rights…
In a world increasingly affected by conflicts, persecution, and displacement, the terms asylum seeker and refugee are often used interchangeably. However, these words carry distinct legal meanings and come with…
In 1918, Nelson Mandela was born in a fishing village in South Africa. 30 years later, in 1948, the system of apartheid was established. Apartheid, which means “apartness,” segregated South…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to open applications for the 2026 editions of its UN Geneva Immersion Programme, a 5-day field visit offering direct…
For centuries, children were not considered worthy of respect, personal autonomy, or basic rights. Today, the United Nations, UNICEF, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child establish the…
According to organizations like UNICEF, 333 million children lived on less than $2.15 a day in 2022. 1.43 billion live on less than $6.85 a day. While kids are only…
For centuries, women and girls have battled discrimination, violence, and other injustices that threaten their political power, their human rights, and their lives. While the state of women’s rights has…
From the United Nations to non-governmental organizations like CARE International and Physicians for Human Rights, numerous institutions offer early-level programs and positions tailored to young professionals who are eager to…
Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation and trauma in courses from leading universities around the world. In places where human rights are neglected or oppressed, children often suffer…
Learn what jobs are available in gender rights, where you can find work in gender rights and how to prepare for these types of careers. Gender rights are the basic…
Protest encampments have sprung up at university campuses around the world in recent months, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and atrocities committed in Gaza. The…
The world is a complicated place. Many problems threaten the lives and well-being of humans, animals and everything else that calls this planet home, but there are always people and…