South Sudan: President should return proposed security law amendments to legislators for revision, UN Commission says
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The National Security Service Act (Amendment) Bill passed by legislators last week will entrench arbitrary detention and further repression by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS), the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said today.
UNIDO assists Cameroon to tackle mercury pollution through new National Action Plan for ASGM sector
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )Cameroon has taken important steps towards tackling harmful mercury emissions from the country’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector through the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) for the Minamata Convention on mercury.
The Government of Guinea, Alteo Group, and UNIDO join forces to accelerate skills development in the bauxite and alumina industry.
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )The Guinean government, the French group ALTEO Alumina and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a public-private development partnership (PPDP).
Experts welcome announcement to end UK-Rwanda asylum partnership
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )Independent human rights experts* today welcomed the decision by the newly elected UK Government to scrap the policy to transfer asylum seekers who meet certain conditions to Rwanda for asylum processing.
Empowering Tunisian Female Entrepreneurs in Natural Cosmetics to Access International Markets
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (Story )Demand for natural and organic cosmetics is increasing globally, and Tunisia is witnessing a surge in demand for natural and organic products, contributing to its socio-economic development
UN Committee on Migrant Workers publishes findings on Congo, Senegal and Türkiye
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Release )The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
Study confirms the significant potential for job creation in West Africa's cotton-producing countries, particularly for women and youth, through the development of cotton-to-clothing industries
Stories & Blogs UNIDO (News )The international workshop reviewed the findings and main recommendations of a study on the cotton-to-clothing industries in Africa’s main cotton-producing countries- namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali, also known as the C4+
