“Declining respect for human rights” and a retreat from multilateralism are putting hard-won gains in global development at risk, a senior UN figure has warned.
In comments made at a high-level meeting in Geneva, Nada Al-Nashif, UN deputy high commissioner for human rights, said that warfare, resurgent climate skepticism, cuts to overseas aid and a retrenchment from values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are all putting global progress at risk.
