In today’s Daily Brief: the DR Congo Ebola outbreak is officially declared an international Public…
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Professor Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Executive Secretary of ESCAP) has warned that her region is set to…
It’s time to find and arrest remaining war crimes fugitives – UN prosecutor Politicization of…
Discriminatory laws cast “long shadows” of exclusion, subordination and social stigma, and we must commit…
With Sudan so much at the centre of the whole “volatile” Horn of Africa region,…
Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public…
In today’s Daily Brief: the DR Congo Ebola outbreak is officially declared a Public Health…
The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in…
Many women and girls “still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights”,…
Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest…
The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency…
Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare…
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 Read Original Article:…
The newly launched “State of Food Security and Nutrition” report gives an updated estimate of…
Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals ‘Complacency’ a factor in…
At UN Headquarters, and across the globe, events are taking place on Monday to celebrate…
Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the…
In today’s Daily Brief: achieving zero hunger an “immense challenge”, with numbers of hungry rising;…
Proper nutrition for newborn babies into early childhood is key to development and good health in…
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,…
Access to education in Somaliland is extremely limited, with more than 50 per cent of…
UN’s Guterres condemns ongoing airstrikes on Syria’s hospitals, medical workers UN human rights office alarm…
The 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended on Friday with measures…
Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in Ebola-hit DR Congo province UN agency describes refugees’ ‘misery’ in Bangladesh as monsoon…
The UN is leading efforts to tackle a measles epidemic in DRC, despite ongoing violence,…
This Thursday, we cover: New poverty report cites ‘vast inequalities’; measles campaign in Ebola-hit DR…
As the number of people on the planet continues to rise, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
Health workers have started a massive measles vaccination campaign in north-east Democratic Republic of the…
News in Brief 10 July 2019 Read Original Article: News in Brief 10 July 2019…
This Wednesday’s UN top stories are: latest global terror warnings; political prisoners denied health access…
Despite repeated calls, Iran continues to deny medical treatment to detainees in what amounts to…
“Trauma from terrorism” hurts families, communities and destabilizes entire regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said…
News in Brief 09 July 2019 Read Original Article: News in Brief 09 July 2019…
New life-prolonging cancer medicines added to list of essential treatments Read Original Article: New life-prolonging…
This Tuesday’s UN top stories are: high-level discussions on the progress made towards the 17…
The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been…
News in Brief 08 July 2019 Read Original Article: News in Brief 08 July 2019…
This Monday, we cover: a record high number of civilian casualties in Kashmir this year;…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, found former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda guilty…
Conditions in which migrants and refugees are being held in the United States are appalling,…
News in Brief 05 July 2019 Read Original Article: News in Brief 05 July 2019…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was “encouraged” by reports of a newly-inked…
Millions risk being cut off from safe water as hostilities escalate in Eastern Ukraine –…
The Venezuelan authorities should take immediate steps to halt widespread rights violations being perpetrated against…
UN condemns deadly airstrike on migrant centre as possible war crime Situation in Myanmar is…
In the news this Wednesday: “Outraged” Guterres demands independent inquiry into fatal Libya migrant centre…
Marginalized communities in Myanmar still face “grievous human rights violations” at the hands of security…
After nationwide protests across Sudan on Sunday, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday…