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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Concluding observations on the initial report of South Africa
South Africa ratified and became a State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) on 12 January 2015. Below please find a copy of the Covenant on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx
Secretary-General’s Message for International Day For The Eradication of Poverty 17 October
Twenty-five years ago, the world commemorated the first International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Since then, nearly 1 billion people have escaped poverty, thanks to political leadership, inclusive economic development and international cooperation.
Zero Hunger: our actions today are our future tomorrow – OPED Director General FAO, World Food Day 2018
By José Graziano da Silva
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal number 2) was defined by world leaders as a cardinal objective of the Agenda, a sine qua non condition for a safer, fairer and more peaceful world.
The Secretary General – Message on World Food Day 16 October 2018
In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat.
About 820 million people still suffer from hunger.
Most of them are women.
The Secretary-General – Message For International Day For Disaster Reduction 13 October 2018
This year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction falls shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia showed yet again the urgency of resilience and risk-awareness.
Disasters have a steep human cost.
Millions of people are displaced every year, losing their homes and jobs because of extreme weather events and earthquakes.
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : Concluding observations on the initial report of South Africa
South Africa became a State party to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 30th November 2007. In accordance with article 35, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities , each State Party undertakes to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a report on measures taken to give effect to its obligations under the Convention: (a) an initial report within two years after the entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned, and (b) thereafter a periodic report at least every four years and whenever the Committee so requests. Continue reading
UN Women Making the South African economy work for women: What will it take?
Caption: Women business leaders and entrepreneurs with (front row L-R): Ms Nozipho January-Bardill (UN Global Compact), Ms Wendy Lucas Bull (Chair of Absa Group), Ms Trudi Makhaya (Presidential Economic Advisor), Dr Nardos Bekele Thomas (UN South Africa Resident Coordinator), Ms Phumzile Langeni (Presidential Special Envoy on Investment), and Ms Anne Githuku-Shongwe (UN Women Country Representative). Credit: UN Women/Otae Mkandawire
UNHCR – Interventions gaining ground in South Africa’s Eastern Cape communities
Noxolo Mfanyana, Field Advocate (left) with the Eastern Cape Refugee Centre talks to Noluthando Mkoko, Patroller and Peace Builder (right) about developments in KwaZakhele Township. © UNHCR/Pumla Rulashe
By Pumla Rulashe: Thirty-six-year-old Somali refugee, Adan Ibrahim Ali, smiles warmly as Noxolo Mfanyana walks into the warehouse he manages. She is one of several field advocates, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s partner organization, the Eastern Cape Refugee Centre (ECRC), responsible for promoting social cohesion between refugees and their South African hosts in over 10 communities across the Eastern Cape Province. Continue reading
UN Secretary-General’s message for World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2018
Health encompasses both physical and mental well-being.Yet for too long, mental health has been mostly an afterthought, despite its overwhelming impacts on communities and young people, everywhere.This year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on young people.One in five Continue reading
UNIC library celebrate Literacy month
Austin Malesoena, UNIC Pretoria Library Intern speaking about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Pretoria, hosted a dialogue on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Friday, 28 September 2018, in celebration of Literacy Month. The aim was to raise awareness to UNIC library users about the significance of literacy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).