Forensic science played a key role regarding the obligation of States to investigate and prosecute allegations of torture or other ill-treatment, a special rapporteur said today, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) began its discussion on human rights.
With the Millennium Development Goals failing aboriginal peoples of the world, their knowledge and traditional practices must help to guide the post-2015 development agenda towards mapping a more inclusive, sustainable future, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as it began its general discussion on their rights, a month after the historic first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
Taking a strong stand on a range of issues from prisoners’ rights to protecting cultural property, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) sent six draft resolutions on crime prevention, criminal justice and international drug control to the General Assembly today, unanimously approving the texts, one on the elimination of violence against children in the area of crime prevention and criminal justice
From battlefields in Iraq and Syria to online predators and recruitment by armed groups, children were facing an ever broadening number of threats and States must put words into action, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as it began deliberations on children’s rights, one month away from the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
As discussions begin shaping the post-2015 development agenda, women must have a strong presence to cement the intrinsic link between achieving gender equality worldwide and the global goals of sustainable development and eradication of poverty, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), heard today during the second day of its thematic debate.
Conscious of women’s potential as agents for development, heads of United Nations agencies called for removing barriers to their full participation in all facets of life, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, beginning its discussion on the advancement of women with an interactive debate.
Human trafficking and illicit drugs were jeopardizing peace and social order by ravaging communities, spilling over borders and violating the human rights of its victims worldwide, delegates told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) as it concluded a two-day discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice and international drug control.
The international community could not afford to work in silos when combating the problems of illicit drugs and other transnational crimes, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today during its general discussion of crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control.
The biggest problem facing young people around the world — in developing and developed countries — was unemployment and underemployment, youth representatives told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) as it concluded its general discussion on social development, with lively contributions from a number of delegates, many of whom had grown up alongside the Millennium Development Goals.
Concern about the worldwide state of social and humanitarian affairs called for collective actions rooted in solidarity and inclusion, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today as it began its discussions on social development.
