South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’
As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173…
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Sri Lanka: New Government urged to make progress on accountability, institutional reforms
Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on…
Papua New Guinea: Conflict and election-related violence trigger wave of displacement
Following conflict and election-related violence in Papua New Guinea, more than 15,000 people have been…
Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution…
News in Brief 2 September 2022
Myanmar: OHCHR denounces arrest of former UK ambassador Food prices dip for fifth month in…
PODCAST: Polluted air still kills millions, but solutions are on the horizon
Next Wednesday the UN marks the third International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies….
News in Brief 1 September 2022
Relief chief Martin Griffiths heads to Somalia as famine looms Emergency level alert for Afghans…
UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries,…
Pakistan emergency flood response is underway, but food security fears persist
Amid catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, UN humanitarians have raced to offer support to the Government,…
News in Brief 31 August 2022
Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan: WHO Lack of basic hygiene found in…
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what…
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head…
Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue
Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization…
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Spain: Former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights violated, say UN experts
By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being…
News in Brief 30 August 2022
At least $160 million needed to help millions affected by ‘monsoon on steroids’ Yemen: OCHA…
Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections
Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling…
LGBT rights being ‘deliberately undermined’, in some US states: UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay,…
Enforced disappearance a serious human rights violation, used to spread terror
Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’…
INTERVIEW: ‘Break the bonds of shame’ about slavery – UN rights experts
31 August marks the International Day for People of African Descent, on which the UN…
Visa refusal for UN human rights staff in Palestine part of wider ‘worrying trend’: Bachelet
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for…
News in Brief 29 August 2022
Ukraine: UN atomic energy experts head to stricken nuclear power station Yemen to benefit from…
News in Brief 26 August 2022
Ukraine: Top UN aid official appeals for access across contact line WMO: Greater Horn of…
PODCAST: Acknowledging the ‘moral wound’ of slavery
On this week’s Lid Is On, Conor Lennon speaks to two experts on racism against…
News in Brief 25 August 2022
Tigray: massive fuel theft from WFP threatens aid relief Myanmar: Military escalating violence bloodshed says…
UN expert proposes action plan to boost human rights in Cambodia
An expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia has issued a 10-point agenda for…
Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a ‘cautionary tale’ for South Asia
Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei on…
World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million COVID-19 deaths so far in 2022
There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone”…
Russia’s war with Ukraine needs to end, UN’s Bachelet urges Vladimir Putin
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end…
News in Brief 24 August 2022
Six months into Ukraine war, more than 5,600 civilians confirmed killed Myanmar: civil society and…
Israeli suppression of Palestinian rights organizations ‘illegal and unacceptable’
Twenty-four UN-appointed independent human rights experts condemned on Wednesday, Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil…
Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female…
UN steps up post-COVID support in Africa; battles cholera in Malawi
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday…
Myanmar citizens show ‘great desire’ for justice: Investigative Mechanism chief
It has been five years since the bloody crackdown in Myanmar that forced nearly one…
News in Brief 23 August 2022
Ukraine soldier trials in Mariupol may amount to war crime: OHCHR DR Congo declares Ebola…
UN fund reports ‘solid results’ empowering girls and boys in crises with opportunity of quality education
On Tuesday, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies…
African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the…
WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east
Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a…
News in Brief 22 August 2022
War in Ukraine has left nearly 1,000 children killed or injured UN chief offers solidarity…
Singapore: UN rights chief welcomes repeal of colonial-era law banning sex between men
The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister of Singapore, that…
Rights experts urge Iran to end ‘systematic persecution’ of religious minorities
Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of…
Stand in ‘firm solidarity’ with victims of violence based on religion or belief, urges UN chief
On the International Day for victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief,…
Afghanistan quake victims need our help now more than ever
When a massive earthquake hit remote communities in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces on 21…
War and price: the cost of rising inflation
Almost daily, we hear news about a global slowdown and how the war in Ukraine…
PODCAST: The electronic sounds of pan-African collaboration
Uganda’s status as a refuge has seen large numbers escaping conflict in neighbouring and nearby…
News in Brief 19 August 2022
$5 million allocated to Haiti amidst surging gang violence World Humanitarian Day commemorated WHO pushes…
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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving…
Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence…
First Person: Helping Afghan women to heal
Najiba*, a mother, counsellor, and former university lecturer, helps women heal from trauma in Afghanistan….
News in Brief 18 August 2022
In Ukraine, UN Chief reflects on importance of civil society Afghanistan: deadly attack in Kabul…
Israel urged to allow humanitarians to continue working in Palestine
Allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…