PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap
$4.3 trillion: that’s the estimated cost of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a…
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News in Brief 3 February 2023
Ukraine: UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to war-ravaged east WHO launches bid to tackle…
UN chief: Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity
On the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity, observed on Saturday, the UN…
UN child rights committee lauds Swiss asylum offer to Kurdish family
The UN child rights committee on Friday commended Switzerland for swiftly granting asylum to four…
WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat
A UN-led global initiative to tackle breast cancer could save 2.5 million lives by 2040,…
UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’
As violence mounts between Israelis and Palestinians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk…
News in Brief 2 February 2023
Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis Space security talks in…
Resolution of ‘racism’ complaint brought by Qatar against UAE and Saudi Arabia
A UN body investigating discrimination complaints lodged by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Chronic illnesses: UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year
“Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses outlined by…
Fight against ‘vicious’ tuberculosis epidemic drastically underfunded: UN deputy chief
The fight against tuberculosis (TB) is drastically under-funded, with a gap of around $13 billion…
Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation
A “perfect storm” of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic…
Global spotlight on world drug problem ‘is personal’ for many families, says UN chief
The United Nations focused a global spotlight on the world-wide drug problem during a high-level…
DR Congo: Amid renewed risk of spread, Ebola virus leaves over 150 children orphaned or unaccompanied
New Ebola virus hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are threatening progress…
Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
More one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were…
UN tuberculosis summit ‘historic opportunity’ to put response ‘back on track’: new WHO report
Countries are not doing enough to end tuberculosis – the world’s deadliest infectious disease –…
UNHCR raises alarm over deadly detention centre escape in Libya
More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted…
Nicaragua: UN condemns loss of lives in protest-related violence; calls on Government to allow in UN rights monitors
The United Nations has called on Nicaragua to allow access to the Organization’s human rights…
UN rights chief urges action in Mexico to end ‘outrageous’ wave of disappearances
Authorities in Mexico are being urged to act to end what the United Nations High Commissioner…
UN rights experts urge Kenya to protect activists testifying in lead pollution case
Four United Nations human rights experts are calling for greater protection for Kenyan activists who…
France: New terrorism laws may undercut human rights and freedoms, says UN expert
While commending efforts by the French government to combat terrorism, a United Nations rights expert…
Urgent action needed to avoid war, alleviate suffering in Gaza – UN envoy tells Security Council
Gaza is on the verge of collapse and its people becoming increasingly desperate, a United…
South Korea leads developed nations in household debt, UN expert warns
Despite being the world’s 11th largest economy, a significant number of South Koreans are living…
Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on
Three independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Thursday demanded that the Spanish Government thoroughly investigate…
We need new greenhouse gas emissions network, insists UN weather agency
The UN climate agency, WMO, has brought together governments and scientists in Geneva to push…
News in Brief 1 February 2023
WMO calls for radical overhaul of greenhouse gas monitoring UNAIDS hails bid to end HIV…
UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes
Two UN experts commended the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday for considering the admission…
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: UNODC report
Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is…
African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children…
News in Brief 31 January 2023
Amid increase in dangerous Rohingya boat journeys, IOM boosts support Mali: rights experts call for…
Eight trends that will impact children in 2023
A series of interconnected crises are expected to have a huge impact on children in…
Deny legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, UN expert urges
The international community must promptly deny the legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, the UN-appointed independent…
Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes
Top UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday called on the authorities in Mali to launch…
Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations
A UN-led group of humanitarians are hoping that the Taliban will allow Afghan women to…
Mali’s power ‘vacuum’ leaves civilians targeted by extremists, warns refugee agency
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that every day in Mali, civilians are being…
News in Brief 30 January 2023
Tedros: COVID-19 still an international health threat WHO calls for more urgency to tackle neglected…
‘A great victory’: Odesa mayor reacts to UNESCO Heritage List inclusion
In an interview with UN News, Gennady Trukhanov, the Mayor of Odesa, describes the inclusion…
Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for Member States to urge the military…
Tedros: COVID-19 remains an international health threat
The head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that COVID-19…
Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe
Top UN-appointed independent rights investigators on Monday urged the authorities to share more information on…
WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over…
Hate Speech: Turning the tide
Online hate speech might seem like an unstoppable tide, but strategies are being employed by…
Hate speech: Nations fight back
Online hate speech is a growing, worrying phenomenon that puts lives at risks. In the…
‘All sides need to think about the future they want for Venezuela’, says UN human rights chief
There is a general recognition across Venezuela’s political and social spectrum of the need for…
We must not simply remember, ‘but speak out and stand up’: UN chief Guterres
Antisemitism has been described as the canary in the coal mine of freedom, and with…
Hate speech: A growing, international threat
Whilst hate speech is nothing new, it has arguably been super-charged by the internet, which…
PODCAST: A UN wish come true
Californian teenager Kale Ilac’s dream is to become a diplomat. The 16-year-old, who is battling…
Counting the environmental cost of the Ukraine war
A report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) produced at the end of 2002 provides…
News in Brief 27 January 2023
‘Reasonable grounds’ Syrian air force behind 2018 chemical attack High Commissioner for Refugees calls for…
Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘sirens songs of hate’ – UN chief
At a UN ceremony to mark the Holocaust on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that…
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
Racism in the United Kingdom is “structural, institutional and systemic”, independent UN human rights experts…