Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’
Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of…
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Monday’s Daily Brief: Suicide death every 40 seconds, rights chief on climate change link, Venezuela, Dorian updates, desertification summit latest
A recap of Monday’s top stories: Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds says new…
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the…
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We are ‘burning up our future’, UN’s Bachelet tells Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on Monday with a warning from the UN’s…
Engaging ‘head and mind’, key for effective learning, says UNESCO chief on Literacy Day
On International Literacy Day, Sunday, the chief of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
UNICEF backpacks used as a haunting symbol to call for greater protection of children living conflict
As children in many parts of the world return to school, the United Nations Children’s…
Cameroon’s ‘place of terror’ now a ‘land of hope’
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News in Brief 6 September 2019
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News in Brief 5 September 2019
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Thursday’s Daily Brief: Facebook rallies against vaccination ‘fake news’, DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest
A recap of Thursday’s stories: Facebook and WHO work together to stem misinformation on vaccines;…
WHO welcomes Facebook commitment to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed Facebook’s pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when…
Crop yields are up in Syria, but higher prices still cause major strain: new UN report
A new UN report on Thursday shows that while improved security and rainfall across Syria’s…
Hurricane Dorian wreaked unprecedented ‘mass destruction’ on Bahamas: UN relief chief
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, flew to the Bahamas on Wednesday to meet with…
News in Brief 4 September 2019
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Human rights are everyone’s business, amid relentless crises around world: UN’s Bachelet
The relentless outbreak of crises around the world – from the fires in the Amazon…
A third of young people polled by UN, report being a victim of online bullying
Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries say they have been bullied online, while one-in-five…
News in Brief 03 September 2019
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Nowhere is safe to hide in war-torn Yemen, say UN-appointed rights experts
The people of Yemen have been subject to “numerous” possible war crimes in recent years…
Insecurity and violence turn Nigeria into a ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed, says UN rights expert
Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalized violence that must be addressed…
UN experts decry torture of Rakhine men and boys held incommunicado by Myanmar’s military
Allegations of torture and ill-treatment leading to the death of ethnic Rakhine men and boys…
News in Brief – 02 September 2019
Hurricane Dorian “hammering” Bahamas, could be strongest on record, UN weather experts warn Alarm over…
UN chief pays tribute to the courage of DR Congo citizens, and the sacrifice of blue helmets
On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United…
UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DR Congo during three-day visit
United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN, have embarked on a…
Paddling hard for a Global Oceans Treaty
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Refugee children excluded from education will never be equipped to rebuild their countries: UNHCR
The vast majority of the world’s nearly 26 million refugees are hosted in the Global…
News in Brief 30 August 2019
More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR WHO…
More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR
Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said on…
Friday’s Daily Brief: Refugee children missing out on school, Ebola in Uganda, Fresh violence in Yemen, 20 years of Timor-Leste independence, Enforced disappearances
A recap of Friday’s stories: Over half of refugee children missing an education; new Ebola…
Reforming prisons is about leaving no one behind, says Nigerian musician Lambo
Nigerian musician Lambo raises money to bring music therapy programs to youth prisons, through his…
Advancing women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals
Saudi women will now be able to apply for passports. Those over 21 will be…
News in Brief 29 August 2019
‘Dramatic resurgence’ of measles threatens Europe From the epicenter of nuclear explosions Colombia guarantees equal…
UN health experts warn ‘dramatic resurgence’ of measles continues to threaten the European region
Europe has lost ground in eliminating measles, as the number of countries having achieved or sustained…
Civil society is an important player in fighting corruption: senior UN official
Fighting corruption is particularly important in countries recovering from conflict, Mirella Dummar-Frahi, from the UN…
News in Brief 28 August 2019
Funding shortfall in Iraq Social media’s Pinterest steps up to combat vaccination misinformation A positive…
‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future, UN envoy tells Security Council
Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United…
Zimbabwe faces myriad humanitarian challenges as a result of climate and economic shocks
With Zimbabwe experiencing its worst-ever hunger crisis, the United Nations and its relief partners have…
UN ‘cannot solve challenges of humankind without civil society’
We cannot conceive of the UN without involving civil society, according to Maruxa Cardama, chairperson…
News in Brief 27 August 2019
Child labour case highlights ‘widespread’ abuse in Nepal: rights experts DR Congo’s Goma passes key…
Football is ‘refuge for those who have left everything’; UN initiative aims to bolster well-being of refugee, migrant children in Peru
Sport brings people together “regardless of conditions or flags”, a senior United Nations official in Perú said on Tuesday…
‘There has never been a more urgent time,’ to safeguard children’s right to safe water and sanitation, says UNICEF
Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted…
Technology brings positive change, but ‘collateral damage’ must be minimized: senior UN official
Digital technology has the potential to bring about a sustainable future, but the “collateral damage”…
Marginalized groups hit hardest by inequality and stigma in cities
Millicent Auma Otieno, a Kenya-based human rights and community activist, campaigns on behalf of women…
News in Brief 26 August 2019
UN chief calls for more concrete action in response to the ‘climate emergency’ UN food…
Sri Lankan authorities must work ‘vigorously’ to ease simmering ethno-religious tensions, urges UN rights expert
A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to…
From horror in Iraq to a new dawn in Switzerland, how one Yazidi survivor picked up the pieces
Adiba Qasim is an inspiration. After fleeing an ISIL terrorist massacre in northern Iraq that claimed…
News in Brief 23 August 2019
School closures triple in Central and Western Africa as education comes under fire Sudan flash-floods…
Slave trade remembrance ‘concerns all humanity’
The history of the global slave trade “concerns all humanity” as it impacts on modern…
School closures triple in Central and Western Africa as education comes under fire
A surge in “deliberate” attacks against students, teachers and schools in West and Central Africa…
Friday’s Daily Brief: Education in Africa, Sudan flash-floods, WHO on Ebola, spike in South Sudan violence, Rwanda, Uganda move to normalize relations
A recap of Friday’s stories: Education under fire in Central and Western Africa; Sudan flash-floods…
South Sudan: UN rights experts see little headway on peace deal amid spike in local-level violence
A United Nations expert group looking at human rights in South Sudan said on Friday…