National Children’s Week interwoven with environmental consciousness
The National Children’s Week, October 7 to 13, is specifically planned to raise children’s environmental consciousness this year.
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National NGOs Conference Held in the Presence of the President: ODVV Director's Speech in this Conference
The National NGOs Conference was held in the presence of the President in the Interior Ministry's Conference Hall. According to ODVV public relations, six NGOs activists and directors made speeches...
Nearly $1.1 billion pledged for beleaguered Yemen at UN-led humanitarian conference
With nearly two-thirds of war-torn Yemen – about 19 million people – in need of emergency support, the international community raised $1.1 billion at a pledging event in Geneva to aid what the...
Nearly half of children in Mosul now cut off from clean water as conflict intensifies
Destruction of a major water pipeline has left nearly half of the children in the Iraqi battleground city of Mosul cut off from access to clean water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...
Nelson Mandela death: Icon, reconciler, fighter and charmer
Nelson Mandela was not an easy man to sum up. Icon, reconciler, fighter, charmer … The list is long and, perhaps necessarily so in a man of his stature, contradictory.
New online portal helps World Health Organization track global access to universal health coverage
Marking Universal Health Coverage Day, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new data portal to track global access to universal health coverage, including information...
New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 'a year for peace'
On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres pledged to make 2017 a year for peace.
NGOs letter to the UN Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestine
NGOs letter to the UN Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestine
Nigeria: Military must come clean on slaughter of 347 Shi’ites
Amnesty: Revelations of the slaughter and secret burial of 347 members of a Shi’ite religious group in mass graves by the Nigerian army must be urgently investigated said Amnesty International...
Not only strong, but smart policies needed to combat terrorism – UN chief
Efforts and policies to prevent extremism must encompass all segments of the society, in particular those who have suffered structural discrimination and marginalization, United Nations...
Nowruz a reminder that heritage helps make resilient, sustainable societies – UN cultural agency
In a message on the occasion of Nowruz – the day that celebrates the arrival of the spring season – the head of the United Nations cultural agency urged everyone to embrace the day's values and be...
ODVV and 700 Domestic and International Journalists Condemn Myanmar Crimes
Joint Action of the ODVV and More than 700 Domestic and Foreign Journalists in Condemnation of the Myanmar Crimes
ODVV Attends the 27th Session of the HRC: To hold a sidelines panel on "Crimes against Humanity"
Representatives of the ODVV are attending the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switerland.
ODVV Attends the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council
In continuation of their international activities, ODVV representatives participated in the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. According to ODVV...
ODVV Attends the 7th Annual Minorities Forum in the HRC
Attending the Minorities Forum in the Human Rights Council in Geneva, representatives of the ODVV will read oral statements.
ODVV Hold’s Technical Sitting on Combating the Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons
ODVV Hold’s Technical Sitting on Stop Gun Violence and Combating the Spread of Small Arms and Light Weapons
ODVV Holds a Sitting in Support of Victims of Torture
The technical sitting in support of victims of torture was held on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June at the conference hall of the ODVV and the...
ODVV Holds Exhibit on the Sidelines of the International Seminar on the Review of the Effects of Financial and Economic Sanctions on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
With the cooperation of a number of Iranian NGOs, the ODVV held an exhibit on the sidelines of the International Seminar on the Review of the Effects of Financial and Economic Sanctions on the...
ODVV Holds Panel in the 30th Session of the HRC
The ODVV holds a sidelines panel on the Human Rights Situation in Yemen, in the ongoing 30th Session of the Human Rights Council.
ODVV Holds Panel on the Violations of the Right to Food in the MENA Region
On 22 September 2016, the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) organised a conference at the United Nations premises of Geneva, Switzerland.