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August 2018 MMS & UN News

Dear Readers,

August is the lightest month at the United Nations though, here are some of the highlights:

Appointment of new High Commissioner of Hum n rights. We are delighted to have Michelle Bachelet former Chilean president and the first Executive Director of UN women to the UN (Geneva) in her new role as High Commissioner of Hum n rights. She is familiar to us at the UN as the head of UN women and we recall her words, “Women’s strength, women’s industry, women’s wisdom are humankind’s greatest untapped resource” and now using her voice as women’s advocate there is hoping to promote human rights.

If you violate the law in any country you will be punished, then the question is, is the law based on human rights? For this you need to know What Human rights is?  here is a link to those want to know more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c26_H2RTaYI

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July Updates 2018

Dear Readers,

 New Director General for IOM (International organization for Migration): António Vitorino of Portugal was elected as the organization’s new director general, the first time in 50 years that the head of the International Organization for Migration is not an American. The U.S. candidate Ken Isaacs, was controversial due to his comments on social media criticizing Islam and dismissing climate change. A week before the election, 50 organizations working on migration signed a letter to IOM member states said the new agency head should demonstrate “a record of and commitment to respecting diversity and condemning xenophobia, discrimination and intolerance.”

 9-19 July 2018:  High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development: Delegates and Ministers of the Nations came together at the HLPF to evaluate where we stand in this joint quest for a prosperous, equal and healthy future for people and planet. Some of the questions- Are we on track to …