human rights

Houses in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City were partially destroyed in a blast and have neither electricity nor running water.
UNICEF/El Baba

News in Brief 31 December 2019

31 December 2019
News in Brief
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Zack Martin, the owner of Crawler Haulers a trucking company based in Lafayette in Louisiana.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson

FIRST PERSON: ‘You can’t get paid for staring out of the window’ - How I proved my teacher wrong

31 December 2019
Human Rights

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.  

Captain Tucker Friedman is known as the alligator whisperer in Louisiana.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Louisiana alligator whisperer’s ‘dream job’

29 December 2019
Human Rights

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

Clarence Martin has been making accordions for 37 years.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Accordion maker has ‘never had so much fun’

28 December 2019
Human Rights

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

The Human Rights Council, Geneva (file photo, May 2018)
UN Photo/Elma Okic

News in Brief 27 December 2019

27 December 2019
News in Brief
  • Pakistan blasphemy death sentence a 'travesty of justice': UN experts
  • UNICEF reports rise in young migrants crossing dangerous jungle between Panama and Colombia
  • WFP to expand cash transfer programme for vulnerable people in Zimbabwe urban areas
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The owner of Swirl Wine Bar and Market New Orleans advises a customer about wine.
ILO/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Community helping to heal New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina

26 December 2019
Women

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

New Orleans-based Kai Bussant repairs and refurbishes hats.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: Feeling the milliner’s vibe

25 December 2019
Women

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

Michelle Gueydan (centre) is a sommelier who works in New Orleans.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

‘Passion and story-telling’ central to wine business

25 December 2019
Interviews

“Passion and story-telling” are two of the key ingredients to become a wine expert according to Michelle Gueydan, a certified sommelier based in New Orleans in the United States. Ms. Gueydan transitioned from politics to event management and then became one of the minority of female sommeliers currently working in the US. 

She spoke to the International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of a photography project to mark the centenary of the establishment of the UN agency. The project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” documents the working life of people across the United States. 

Kevin Cassidy, the Director of the ILO’s office for the United States, sat down with her during a tasting event at a wine bar in New Orleans. 

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Demond Melancon, also known as Big Chief, is a Mardi Gras Indian Chief of the Young Seminole Hunters group.
ILO Photo/John Isaac

FIRST PERSON: ‘Big Chief’ and the million beads

24 December 2019
Culture and Education

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana. 

UNICEF health worker uses a pen to mark the thumb of Ajeda Mallam, 6 months, who has just been vaccinated against polio at a camp for internally displaced persons outside Maiduguri northeast Nigeria.
UNICEF/Andrew Esiebo

News in Brief 23 December 2019

23 December 2019
News in Brief
  • Quality immunization, surveillance help stop polio in three African countries: WHO
  • UN concerned for over three million in Idleb
  • Much work needed to target racism in Ecuador: UN experts
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