United Nations
![CC License The United Nations Committee against Torture publishes a report on the State urging Spain to effectively investigate the deaths in Melilla.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/valla_de_melilla_melilla_2494704337.jpg?itok=SYIwGvTl&c=241025545a37720c54b6d3cfe170550b)
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has published a report in which it urges Spain to effectively investigate the deaths in Melilla, as demanded by organizations such as Amnesty International.
![ILGA World. Trans Advocacy Week delegates and organizers with UNAIDS Gender Equality, Human Rights and Community Engagement team.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/taw2023_groupphoto.jpg?itok=N702zY1m&c=2a6dadeabbeb9f2f4e67812d70e4134a)
UN Trans Advocacy Week 2023 concludes after bringing 14 trans activists to the United Nations on the occasion of the Human Rights Council.
![UNRWA The earthquakes have left at least 7,200 dead in Syria, Turkey and Kurdistan.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/unrwa_turquia_0.jpg?itok=yem3Ezq5&c=5d90b00eb0e3f33d3dfb423660a8f045)
Many entities and NGOs help the victims of the earthquakes and demand for people's cooperation to alleviate the terrible consequences of the catastrophe.
![Unicef/Anwar Al-Haj A malnourished child in Yemen with the Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/pobresa_alimentaria.jpg?itok=dMGmOIc-&c=8b33f2cccda0c1bf13c482f255a6859b)
The World Food Programme warns of an increase in the number of people suffering from hunger by 345 million during the first months of 2022, a worrying trend that has registered record numbers in the last three years amid food and climate crisis.
![United Nations International Day of Peace 21st September 2022 Theme. End Racism. Build Peace.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/peace-day.jpg?itok=AfE0wvOb&c=8143f29bd387dbaea7750eaa668b6bfa)
The UN General Assembly has declared as a theme of this year’s Peace Day the end of racism to build Peace.
“Good education” requires treating others with respect and consideration. Violence is just the opposite; it is a form of relationship that is characterized by a total lack of respect.
![CC The UNs World Food Program has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/nobel_prize_2020_0.png?itok=GcWuTI5n&c=ecd823e30505026ee4849507ac057520)
The organisation looks out for the elimination and prevention of global famine and has played an important role fighting against the food crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic.
![Unsplash BforPlanet aims to engage business, institutions and organizations to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/ods_4.jpg?itok=IG6PCtqN&c=95770adf8ce53b2668899166f6c1f7b1)
The conference will be held in Barcelona and will focus on sustainability and the engagement of organizations and the administration to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
![In Spain, 7.676 persons are working as an aid worker in NGOs.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/grupos-de-trabajo.jpg?itok=QEOAUtSs)
The coordination also expresses that, in recent years, attacks have risen on staff performing humanitarian tasks.
![Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, independent expert from the UN. Photo: Wikipedia](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/alfred_de_zayas.jpg?itok=NbYxFPRd)
Alfred de Zayas has called on Spanish authorities to negotiate with Catalan leaders. He has criticised in his own words the retrogression in human rights protection after the measures taken.
![Refugees sinking in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Vimeo](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/vimeo.jpg?itok=FxjnmtbQ)
The petition was launched in 2016 and for the World Refugee Day 2017 it has already reached more than 1.5 million pledges.
The expert on project management, crowdfunding and communications for NGO shares his thoughts about what to change for the World Environment Day.