Violence against women is "pervasive" in the Asia-Pacific region
From the Archive 2016
UN Women's Deputy Regional Director Anna-Karin Jatfors explains how her office is working with the authorities to ensure the relevant legislation is enacted.
Regional Representative of the OHCHR talks about Sustainable Development.
From the Archive 2016
Regional Representative Dr Chitra Massey speaks about Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals their compatibility and why.
Head of Pacific UN Human Rights Office talks about Nauru Detention Centre after visit.
From the Archive 2016
Dr Chitra Massey, Regional Representative for the High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke to UNIC Canberra about her recent visit to the Detention Centre in Nauru.
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: UN Head of Disaster Risk Reduction
From the Archive 2015
Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlstrom visited Australia late 2015 after attending a conference in the Pacific. We asked her about the relationship between Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change.