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News Engaging with religious leaders can help address women's inequality: An ongoing conversation New York \| 13 Jan 2015 UN agencies must begin to see religion as the solution instead of the problem as they promote...	News UN says Iran continues to violate human rights New York \| 18 Dec 2014 Today the UN General Assembly strongly expressed its concerns over ongoing human rights violations...
News Impact of religious messages on gender equality explored in advance of Beijing + 20 New York \| 17 Dec 2014 How can religious beliefs that place men above women be reconciled with international norms on...	News Redefining “partnerships” at the UN in advance of the post-2015 agenda New York \| 17 Dec 2014 At the United Nations, the term “partnerships” is much in vogue, used to describe a wide range of...
News Religion has an indispensable role in addressing climate change Lima, Peru \| 3 Dec 2014 Scientific and technical knowledge alone will be insufficient to address the scale of innovation,...	News UN forum explores the problem of violence against minorities Geneva \| 2 Dec 2014 Governments sometimes claim that violence against ethnic or religious minorities is deeply embedded...
News Not only about justice, social protection also promotes economic growth New York \| 20 Nov 2014 Efforts to provide minimum education, income and pensions for people across all ages has been a...	News UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights UNITED NATIONS \| 18 Nov 2014 The UN Third Committee today sent a strong signal to Iran, exhorting its government to live up to...
News Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom Geneva \| 31 Oct 2014 Iran’s response during a major review of its human rights record today failed to adequately address...	News Iran report on human rights is inaccurate, say rights groups Geneva \| 30 Oct 2014 A report by the Iranian government to the UN Human Rights Council grossly distorts the progress...
News SDGs will require global transformation, with civil society a key change agent New York \| 29 Oct 2014 Implementing the post-2015 development agenda will require a profound transformation in our global...	News UN Experts: the inclusion of minorities can help stem extremism and hatred New York \| 23 Oct 2014 Two UN high level experts made a plea today for a greater emphasis on the inclusion of ethnic and...
News Ahmed Shaheed reports that human rights have worsened in Iran United Nations \| 26 Sep 2014 The human rights situation in Iran remains “of concern” and in many areas “has worsened,” notably...	News President Rouhani's UN speech falls short on human rights and the Baha'i question United Nations \| 25 Sep 2014 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech to the United Nations today failed to address a number of...
News Iran switches tactics in efforts to conceal how it prevents Baha'is from entering university Geneva \| 25 Sep 2014 Shadan Shirazi had always been an exemplary student, showing special strength in math and science,...	News Human rights groups call on Iranian President Rouhani to let UN monitors visit Iran New York \| 24 Sep 2014 An ad hoc coalition of human rights organizations is asking Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to...
News The role of youth in fighting poverty and making peace Princeton, New Jersey, USA \| 20 Sep 2014 The role of poverty alleviation as a critical component in peace-building was the focus of a recent...	News New report on Iran's failed promises on human rights Geneva \| 15 Sep 2014 Iran has completely failed to live up to a series of promises it made regarding its treatment of...
News UN Secretary General expresses concern about continuing human rights violations in Iran United Nations \| 14 Sep 2014 There have been no improvements in the human rights situation for religious and ethnic minorities...	News Three top UN human rights experts call for a halt to Shiraz cemetery destruction Geneva \| 4 Sep 2014 Three high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to halt the ongoing...

News Engaging with religious leaders can help address women's inequality: An ongoing conversation New York \| 13 Jan 2015 UN agencies must begin to see religion as the solution instead of the problem as they promote...	News UN says Iran continues to violate human rights New York \| 18 Dec 2014 Today the UN General Assembly strongly expressed its concerns over ongoing human rights violations...
News Impact of religious messages on gender equality explored in advance of Beijing + 20 New York \| 17 Dec 2014 How can religious beliefs that place men above women be reconciled with international norms on...	News Redefining “partnerships” at the UN in advance of the post-2015 agenda New York \| 17 Dec 2014 At the United Nations, the term “partnerships” is much in vogue, used to describe a wide range of...
News Religion has an indispensable role in addressing climate change Lima, Peru \| 3 Dec 2014 Scientific and technical knowledge alone will be insufficient to address the scale of innovation,...	News UN forum explores the problem of violence against minorities Geneva \| 2 Dec 2014 Governments sometimes claim that violence against ethnic or religious minorities is deeply embedded...
News Not only about justice, social protection also promotes economic growth New York \| 20 Nov 2014 Efforts to provide minimum education, income and pensions for people across all ages has been a...	News UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights UNITED NATIONS \| 18 Nov 2014 The UN Third Committee today sent a strong signal to Iran, exhorting its government to live up to...
News Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom Geneva \| 31 Oct 2014 Iran’s response during a major review of its human rights record today failed to adequately address...	News Iran report on human rights is inaccurate, say rights groups Geneva \| 30 Oct 2014 A report by the Iranian government to the UN Human Rights Council grossly distorts the progress...
News SDGs will require global transformation, with civil society a key change agent New York \| 29 Oct 2014 Implementing the post-2015 development agenda will require a profound transformation in our global...	News UN Experts: the inclusion of minorities can help stem extremism and hatred New York \| 23 Oct 2014 Two UN high level experts made a plea today for a greater emphasis on the inclusion of ethnic and...
News Ahmed Shaheed reports that human rights have worsened in Iran United Nations \| 26 Sep 2014 The human rights situation in Iran remains “of concern” and in many areas “has worsened,” notably...	News President Rouhani's UN speech falls short on human rights and the Baha'i question United Nations \| 25 Sep 2014 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s speech to the United Nations today failed to address a number of...
News Iran switches tactics in efforts to conceal how it prevents Baha'is from entering university Geneva \| 25 Sep 2014 Shadan Shirazi had always been an exemplary student, showing special strength in math and science,...	News Human rights groups call on Iranian President Rouhani to let UN monitors visit Iran New York \| 24 Sep 2014 An ad hoc coalition of human rights organizations is asking Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to...
News The role of youth in fighting poverty and making peace Princeton, New Jersey, USA \| 20 Sep 2014 The role of poverty alleviation as a critical component in peace-building was the focus of a recent...	News New report on Iran's failed promises on human rights Geneva \| 15 Sep 2014 Iran has completely failed to live up to a series of promises it made regarding its treatment of...
News UN Secretary General expresses concern about continuing human rights violations in Iran United Nations \| 14 Sep 2014 There have been no improvements in the human rights situation for religious and ethnic minorities...	News Three top UN human rights experts call for a halt to Shiraz cemetery destruction Geneva \| 4 Sep 2014 Three high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to halt the ongoing...

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