
COVID-19: B.A4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and…
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and…
Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a…
Myanmar’s military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody…
Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from…
The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate…
With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or…
Interlinking the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 – Life Below Water – and Gender Equality,…
Ocean health is at a critical stage, and radical changes need to be made by…
Deadly migrant Morocco to Spain route probe needed: OHCHR Afghanistan quake appeal: OCHA seeks $110…
Societies everywhere are beset by “global diseases” including systemic inequality which have helped fuel a…
The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should…
A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by…
UN chief urges all nations to save the ocean at key conference in Portugal Ukraine…
Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and…
“High level” violence has resulted in “scores of Palestinian and Israeli casualties”, the UN Special…
Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent…
Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first…
The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health…
‘Mass hunger and starvation’, wrong in 21st century: UN chief Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern…
Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN…
Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina must abandon divisive policies and focus on building an inclusive…
Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement…
Israeli forces were behind the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in…
The dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns of the internet on people’s lives and human rights…
In this week’s show, the UN ramps up aid for eastern Afghanistan, where communities are reeling…
WFP deploys food and logistics equipment to quake-hit Afghanistan End targeting of Ukraine’s cultural sites,…
For the last episode in our mini-series exploring some of the ocean-related issues facing Barbados,…
Addressing the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on Thursday over the global Monkeypox…
Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of…
Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening,…
Greece: Migration policies riding roughshod over human rights Iran urged to call off amputations: OHCHR…
UN humanitarians raised the alarm on Tuesday over frightening levels of child hunger in northeast…
Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate…
WHO to hold emergency Monkeypox meeting Key biodiversity talks begin in Nairobi – UNEP Nigeria’s…
In our third episode looking at ocean-related issues facing the eastern Caribbean island nation of…
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, reinforcing concerns already…
Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer….
A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring…
UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas”…
“Ocean literacy” is defined as how you understand the ocean influences you, and how you…
Ben Stiller’s message of solidarity on World Refugee Day: UNHCR WFP announces further ration cuts…
This is the second in a four-part mini-series, released in the run-up to the UN…
Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests…
In Colombia, decades of violence and armed conflict created significant obstacles to human development and…
After two decades of dictatorship, The Gambia is on the road towards democracy and respect…
Here at UN News, we do try to avoid overloading you with too many facts…
Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre Nearly one billion people…
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has been particularly busy this week, as the Human Rights…
Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and “threatens the common values and…