Human Rights and the UN
Safeguarding human rights
Nations hoped to build a body that would protect the vulnerable and end conflict.
Last Modified: 25 Aug 2009 14:38 GMT
However, medical acceptance of the procedure is an obstacle to change in Egypt.
Jasmin Bauomy in Cairo
The war on terror and flagrant violations have undermined the Universal Declaration.
Adla Massoud in New York
It is one of the most powerfully espoused concepts, but what are its origins?
Victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa say they have been abandoned by the UN.
How the UN brought the Millennium Development Goals to the village of Siaya.
The travelling exhibition highlights human rights violations around the world.
The UN has helped the African nation combat the modern-day slave trade.
Fred Katerere in Maputo, Mozambique
Forced from their homes by the fighting, 60,000 people now reside in the Kibati camp.
Niyaz Muhammad in Goma
Baghdad doctors say the health care system never recovered from the embargo years.
Ahmed Habib in Toronto
Indian author Manu Chakrayathy argues that the UN's mandate has been derailed.
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