Tag: un

UN Hears About Plight of Brazilian Indian

The assassination of Indians in Brazil and the risky situation of human right defenders ...

Brazil Says Child Sex Is Serious Matter. Crime Involves Authorities and Elites.

Sexual exploitation of children continues to be a serious problem in Brazil, "reaching worrisome ...

UN Scolds Brazil for Its Police and Prison System

The organization of the Brazilian police, the high death toll in police actions, and ...

For UN Rapporteur Brazil Needs Affirmative Action to Deal with Marginalization

Racial discrimination is a structural and historical problem in Brazilian society, according to Doudou ...

UN Readies Report on Brazilian Racism

In order to become acquainted with the Brazilian government’s activities to combat racial discrimination, ...

Brazil Hoping the World Will Adopt UN Guidelines on Diet

The rapporteur for the Brazilian Platform of Human Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (Dhesco ...

Brazil and G4 Will Try New Approach for Reforming UN

The group formed by Brazil, India, Japan, and Germany (G4) is expected to draft ...

Brazil’s HDI Marginally Up, with 11.6% of Illiteracy and 70.5 For Life Expectancy

Brazil’s Human Development Index (HDI) improved between 2002 and 2003, rising from 0.79 to ...

US and China Join Forces to Defeat Brazil and G4 at UN

China’s ambassador to the United Nations says Washington and Beijing have agreed to work ...

Brazil Gets Tough in Haiti, Freeing Kidnapped People and Seizing Drugs

The United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti, headed by Brazil, have been taking action to ...