Outstanding sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on the…
An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on the…
The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on…
At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute…
Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem,…
Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN…
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines by richer nations as well…
Fears of famine persist in Ethiopia’s stricken Tigray region Thailand: Heritage status row over Kaeng…
In today’s show, solutions to child labour in Cambodia where one teenager has a dream;…
Africa: 7 in 10 countries to miss COVID19 vaccination targets Reversing biodiversity loss is worth…
Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step…
Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last…
Flood-hit China region saw a year’s worth of rain in under a week: WMO Liverpool’s…
Historic docklands and buildings in the UK city of Liverpool have been removed from the…
The head of the UN World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welcomed the start…
Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they…
Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the man who led the struggle that ended the racist apartheid…
Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study…
Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study…
Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO Myanmar: ‘Terror campaign’ targets…
Survivors of a massacre of mainly Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, and people associated with…
Marking World Chess Day on Tuesday, the UN is celebrating the fact that while COVID-19 has forced most sports to scale down, this ancient game of…
The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to…
Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more…
Human rights defenders in Myanmar are being targeted under a “brute force terror campaign” by…
Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a…
Cuba: Bachelet calls for release of detained protesters, urges dialogue Deadly flooding in Europe and heatwaves…
One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a…
There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained…
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with the Cambodian Government using…
In this week’s show, if you’re a refugee, how do you get a COVID vaccine?…
COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near finished’ says WHO panel Violence ‘coming back to Syria’ warns UNICEF…
COVID-19 deaths in Africa have risen sharply in recent weeks, amid the fastest surge in…
A UN-appointed independent rights expert has spoken out following the death in custody of a renowned…
Coup and COVID-19 fuelling ‘perfect storm’ in Myanmar: UN expert Deadly sea routes cause migrant…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children…
The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health…
A new report issued on Wednesday by the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS shows…
Surging COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant spreads, a collapsed health system, and “deep mistrust”…
Tigray aid convoy access call @WFP @WHO WHO chief Tedros in new COVID-19 vaccination appeal…
Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch…
A new study from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on the impact…
Conflict, climate change and coronavirus behind skyrocketing hunger Schools still shuttered in 19 countries due…
Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020 – some 161 million more…
The COVID-19 Delta variant is travelling around the world at a “scorching pace” driving a…
Releasing two companion reports on Monday, the UN health agency has provided the first global recommendations for DNA-altering technology, known as human genome…
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around…
In South Africa, a sexual offence is committed every ten minutes, and the number is rising, according…
Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN…
Refugee farmers who grew up cultivating crops in Somalia have returned to the land, albeit…