Head of UN’s most populous region calls for more progress on Sustainable Development Goals
Professor Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Executive Secretary of ESCAP) has warned that her region is set to…
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News in Brief 17 July 2019
It’s time to find and arrest remaining war crimes fugitives – UN prosecutor Politicization of…
Shadows of exclusion, social stigma, darken road to sustainable development
Discriminatory laws cast “long shadows” of exclusion, subordination and social stigma, and we must commit…
‘Exciting and potentially defining’ moment for Sudan, with people ‘taking power back’, says top UN Adviser
With Sudan so much at the centre of the whole “volatile” Horn of Africa region,…
Emulate his example’ urges UN chief as world celebrates Nelson Mandela: a ‘global advocate for dignity and equality’
Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public…
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Ebola Public Health Emergency in DR Congo, young peacemakers, defining moment for Sudan, war crimes fugitives, migrant ‘crisis’ in Hungary
In today’s Daily Brief: the DR Congo Ebola outbreak is officially declared a Public Health…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak now a Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares
The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Politicization of migrant ‘crisis’ in Hungary making them scapegoats, independent UN human rights expert warns
Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in…
25 years after population conference, women still face challenges to ‘well-being and human rights’, says UN chief
Many women and girls “still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights”,…
News in Brief 16 July 2019
Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest…
‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency, amidst $1 billion investment cuts
The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency…
Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children
Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare…
‘No hope’ global development goals can be achieved without women, says UN Assembly President
Without the full participation and leadership of women, “we have no hope” of realizing the…
UN agricultural development chief on ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition’ report
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UN agricultural development chief on ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition’ report
The newly launched “State of Food Security and Nutrition” report gives an updated estimate of…
News in Brief 15 July 2019
Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals ‘Complacency’ a factor in…
UN highlights importance of skills development on World Youth Skills Day
At UN Headquarters, and across the globe, events are taking place on Monday to celebrate…
‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns
Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the…
Monday’s Daily Brief: numbers of hungry people rising, millions of children need vaccines, Mali children need more protection
In today’s Daily Brief: achieving zero hunger an “immense challenge”, with numbers of hungry rising;…
Baby foods high in sugar, inappropriately marketed in Europe, reveal two UN studies
Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in…
‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs
More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict,…
With half of Somaliland children not in school, UNICEF and partners launch education access programme
Access to education in Somaliland is extremely limited, with more than 50 per cent of…
News in Brief 12 July 2019
UN’s Guterres condemns ongoing airstrikes on Syria’s hospitals, medical workers UN human rights office alarm…
UN Human Rights Council stands firm on LGBTI violence, Syria detainees and Philippines ‘war on drugs’
The 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended on Friday with measures…
News in Brief 11 July 2019
Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in Ebola-hit DR Congo province UN agency describes refugees’ ‘misery’ in Bangladesh as monsoon…
Meet the UN health worker coordinating a mass measles vaccination campaign in DRC
The UN is leading efforts to tackle a measles epidemic in DRC, despite ongoing violence,…
Thursday’s Daily Brief: Poverty report reveals ‘vast inequalities’, measles compounds DRC Ebola woes, Guterres visits Mozambique, Bangladesh update, freedom of expression online
This Thursday, we cover: New poverty report cites ‘vast inequalities’; measles campaign in Ebola-hit DR…
‘Unlock opportunities’ and pave the way for sustainable development, UN chief urges on World Population Day
As the number of people on the planet continues to rise, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in Ebola-hit DR Congo province
Health workers have started a massive measles vaccination campaign in north-east Democratic Republic of the…
News in Brief 10 July 2019
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Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Guterres in Kenya, Prisoners sick in Iran, #GlobalGoals, Myanmar, Ukraine updates, and new space partnership
This Wednesday’s UN top stories are: latest global terror warnings; political prisoners denied health access…
UN experts voice ‘deep concern’ over Iran’s ‘consistent pattern’ of denying life-saving medical treatment to detainees
Despite repeated calls, Iran continues to deny medical treatment to detainees in what amounts to…
Terrorism ‘spreading and destabilizing’ entire regions, Guterres warns States, at key Kenya conference
“Trauma from terrorism” hurts families, communities and destabilizes entire regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said…
News in Brief 09 July 2019
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New life-prolonging cancer medicines added to list of essential treatments
New life-prolonging cancer medicines added to list of essential treatments Read Original Article: New life-prolonging…
Tuesday’s Daily Brief: #GlobalGoals progress, essential meds, updates from Cox’s Bazar, Sudan and DR Congo
This Tuesday’s UN top stories are: high-level discussions on the progress made towards the 17…
Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines
The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been…
News in Brief 08 July 2019
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Monday’s Daily Brief: global homicide figures, neo-Nazi recruitment, Kashmir, and migrants’ plight in USA
This Monday, we cover: a record high number of civilian casualties in Kashmir this year;…
‘Beyond reasonable doubt’, international court convicts notorious DR Congo rebel leader of war crimes, crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, found former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda guilty…
UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by US border detention conditions, says holding migrant children may violate international law
Conditions in which migrants and refugees are being held in the United States are appalling,…
News in Brief 05 July 2019
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UN chief welcomes power-sharing deal between Sudanese military and opposition
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was “encouraged” by reports of a newly-inked…
News in Brief 04 July 2019
Millions risk being cut off from safe water as hostilities escalate in Eastern Ukraine –…
UN Human Rights chief urges Venezuela to halt grave rights violations
The Venezuelan authorities should take immediate steps to halt widespread rights violations being perpetrated against…
News in Brief 03 July 2019
UN condemns deadly airstrike on migrant centre as possible war crime Situation in Myanmar is…
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Libya ‘war crime’ attack, Sudan, Myanmar rights violations continue, ‘xenophobia’ in Assam, South Sudan update
In the news this Wednesday: “Outraged” Guterres demands independent inquiry into fatal Libya migrant centre…
Grievous violations continue against Myanmar civilians, Human Rights Council hears
Marginalized communities in Myanmar still face “grievous human rights violations” at the hands of security…
Restrictions, unmet promises, unbridled violence in Sudan, a ‘recipe for disaster’, says Bachelet
After nationwide protests across Sudan on Sunday, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday…
Libya detention centre attack could amount to a war crime, say top UN officials
A missile attack on a detention centre in Tripoli that killed scores of migrants and…