Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’
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…
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…
A third of Haiti’s children in urgent need of aid: UNICEF Creation of Israeli settlements…
After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with…
Nearly a third of all children in Haiti – numbering around 1.5 million – are…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s largest economies to spearhead a global…
Time is running out for countries at the front line of the climate crisis UNICEF to…
Half of the world’s children experience violence on and offline in some form every year,…
A new study released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the…
The global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million late on Wednesday, marking…
COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’: WHO chief UN Myanmar expert calls for ‘emergency…
Variants like Delta are “currently winning the race against vaccines” said the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Displacement crisis driving up hunger in northern Mozambique: WFP OHCHR voices ‘deep concern’ over protesters’ deaths…
What began as a coup by the Myanmar military has ‘rapidly morphed’ into an all-out…
Equitable distribution of equipment and medicines to fight COVID-19 is the only way out of…
The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is “deeply concerning”,…
Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, the independent expert…