From fighting with guns to fighting the pandemic
In countries suffering from conflict, readjusting to life in a peaceful society is a challenge,…
Author: UnitedNations
News in Brief 29 May 2020
UN’s rights chief condemns ‘caste’ killing in Nepal UN human rights office welcomes online action…
COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research
Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and…
UN human rights office welcomes moves to curtail spread of hatred and violence online
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has welcomed steps taken by social media companies to…
More ‘can and must be done’ to eradicate caste-based discrimination in Nepal
Shocked over the killing last weekend of five men in Nepal, who had planned to…
Nine in 10 smokers start before they are 18 years old, warns WHO
Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a…
News in Brief 28 May 2020
COVID-19: African nations urged to remain vigilant as lockdown easing begins UN migration agency IOM…
US must take ‘serious action’ to halt police killings of unarmed African Americans
The UN human rights chief on Thursday condemned the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd while…
Security Council: Paralysis and ‘political infighting’ must end, to boost COVID-19 fight: EU foreign affairs chief
The global coronavirus pandemic is testing the multilateral system like never before and the Security Council must…
Yemen: Humanitarians seeking $2.41 billion to keep aid flowing amid COVID-19 pandemic
UN agencies and their global partners are seeking $2.41 billion to fight COVID-19 spread in…
News in Brief 27 May 2020
‘Lockdown generation’ of young workers will need extra help after COVID-19, urges UN labour chief…
Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN
Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short…
WHO Foundation to broaden funding base for global health investment
A new foundation launched on Wednesday will generate funding for the World Health Organization (WHO)…
‘Lockdown generation’ of young workers will need extra help after COVID-19, urges UN labour chief
Further evidence of the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the global job market has emerged…
US states ‘manipulating’ COVID-19 pandemic to restrict abortion access, rights experts charge
Independent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using…
News in Brief 26 May 2020
Yemen aid lifeline nears breaking point as UN food agency appeals for $870 million Governments…
Crisis-affected communities hold UN ‘in high regard’, says senior woman peacekeeper
Female Peacekeepers add an extra dynamic to teams in the field, breaking barriers that allow…
Making education safe for children with albinism in Malawi
In Malawi, where children with albinism face attacks, and even ritual killings, going to school…
First Person: The struggle to protect human rights in East Africa during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in East Africa, the UN Human Rights regional…
First person: ‘I am nothing without my culture’
A master practitioner of the Hawaiian hula dance has told UN News that he is…
Mozambique school children face ‘catastrophic’ fall-out from COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
School children in Mozambique are facing what a senior United Nations and World Bank official…
Heed ceasefire call, UN chief urges, marking Africa Day
African countries have “demonstrated commendable leadership” battling the COVID-19 pandemic, but more nations across the…
5 reasons Costa Rica is winning plaudits for fighting COVID-19: a Resident Coordinator’s blog
Costa Rica is winning plaudits for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alice Shackleford, UN…
Guterres commends India and Bangladesh for life-saving work in face of deadly Cyclone Amphan
The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of India and Bangladesh on Saturday,…
Policing the pandemic: how UN Police are maintaining law, order, and public health
In several countries afflicted by years of armed conflict, The UN assists with law and…
News in Brief 22 May 2020
COVID-19 transmission ‘already happening widely in Yemen’ Bangladesh storm Amphan affects 10 million people, spares…
India and Bangladesh: Health and environmental risks grow, following deadly cyclone
UN humanitarians and partners are working hard to assist the people of Bangladesh and India…
Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization
Global experts in health and child welfare, have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is…
Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’: Bachelet
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal…
Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must also lead to countries uniting to preserve the natural…
Yemen: Coronavirus transmission likely widespread, decimating ‘collapsed’ health system, UN warns
War-torn Yemen’s health system has ‘in effect, collapsed” under the strain of a widening COVID-19…
News in Brief 21 May 2020
UN launches new campaign to counter ‘lies, fear and hate’ UN calls on European States…
Danger awaits migrant children returned to Mexico and Central America during pandemic
Migrant children forcibly returned from the United States to Mexico and Central America are facing…
Asia-Pacific nations commit the whole region to ‘defeat’ COVID-19
Gathering together at the top UN intergovernmental body in Asia and the Pacific on Thursday,…
UN agencies join forces to protect forcibly displaced during pandemic
To strengthen and advance public health services for millions of forcibly displaced people globally, two…
UN launches new initiative against COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
A new UN initiative aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate…
Branding Hawaiian culture with tattoos
The teaching of traditional tattooing underlines the important role indigenous people can play in the…
News in Brief 20 May 2020
Guterres: health of Africa ‘hangs in the balance’ from COVID, $200 billion stimulus needed urgently…
Human development backslides, education at global levels ‘not seen since the 1980s’
School closures, to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have left some 60 per…
Only Venezuelans can resolve Venezuela’s deepening crisis, hears UN Security Council
Negotiations remain the only way to overcome the ongoing political deadlock in Venezuela, especially given…
Tedros hails WHO ‘landmark resolution’ to accelerate COVID-19 response
With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets…
Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake: Bachelet
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19…
News in Brief 19 May 2020
Syria’s warring parties agree to resume talks in Geneva, says UN envoy Bachelet leads appeal…
WHO countries agree ‘equitable and timely access’ to coronavirus vaccine, ‘comprehensive evaluation’ of response
The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded the annual World Health Assembly on Tuesday, adopting a resolution…
Building a cinematic bond with refugees, in a time of crisis
A Brazilian filmmaker is hoping that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will…
Women ‘pay price’ of increased strains caused by COVID-19 pandemic
Somalia is a land facing problems on many fronts, from severe floods to desert locust…
COVID-19: ‘Population density is a challenge’, in the Rohingya camps
After the first Rohingya refugee had tested positive for the new coronavirus late last week,…
‘Bold and daring’ action needed against COVID-19, WHO Goodwill Ambassador urges world leaders
Set piece speeches need to be set aside by world leaders attending the World Health…
News in Brief 18 May 2020
UN chief renews call for solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk…
Covid-19 crisis closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the…