Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and…
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News in Brief 27 April 2021
UN chief ‘realistic’ about Cyprus informal talks in Geneva Key workers need more protections in…
COVID-driven ‘media extinction’: Public service journalism struggling to survive
Media which serves the public interest, not only provides vital information communities need to take…
Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work
The numbers of home workers around the world have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Key workers need greater protections amidst COVID fight, new ILO report warns
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far…
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Right to freedom of expression in Myanmar must be guaranteed, UN expert urges military coup leader
The leader of Myanmar’s ‘Tatmadaw’ military has been urged to publicly commit to honoring the…
Nepal: New appointments ‘undermine independence’ of rights oversight body, UN experts warn
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of…
FROM THE FIELD: Diversity of indigenous peoples highlighted in UN photo exhibit
The rights of indigenous people to make decisions about their cultural heritage and traditional way…
New Mediterranean shipwreck reopens debate over tragic migrant journeys
A shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea that claimed the lives of 130 migrants last week,…
News in Brief 26 April 2021
Mass vaccination bid unveiled by UN and partners Cyprus delegates head to Geneva for fresh talks…
‘Disasters know no borders’ says Guterres, 35 years on from Chernobyl nuclear accident
In his message for Chernobyl International Remembrance Day on Monday, the UN chief reminded that…
New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives
A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who…
Iraq: UN representative calls for ‘stronger protection measures’ after fatal fire in COVID hospital
The UN Special Representative in Iraq expressed “shock and pain” on Sunday over a deadly…
First Person: Rohingya refugees traumatized again, after devastating camp fire
A Rohingya refugee and volunteer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been telling…
A ‘malaria-free future’ is possible, UN chief says on international day
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has sparked, a growing number of…
Seeing health ‘opportunities’ in post-pandemic Papua New Guinea: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The global COVID-19 pandemic could provide “opportunities” to improve health care in Papua New Guinea…
News in Brief 23 April 2021
130 drown after shipwreck off Libyan coast UN convoy delivers vital aid across Ukraine contact…
World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental importance’ of literature
At a period of global uncertainty and confinement, books open the door to freedom, transporting…
ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 tools, UN officials say
Although a landmark global collaboration has developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics worldwide, critical…
90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Tigray conflict latest, climate ‘abyss’ and Syria gets COVID jabs
In this week’s UN Catch-Up, first-hand information on the continuing humanitarian and security crisis in…
Climate Change indicators have continued unabated, warns WMO
Latest research from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that climate change has not slowed down during…
News in Brief 22 April 2021
‘Rising hunger and desperation’ in Myanmar, warns WFP COVID jabs from UN-partnered COVAX scheme arrive in…
‘Careers have no gender’, connect girls to tech, for a brighter future UN urges
Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
UN atomic energy agency ‘committed to full transparency on Fukushima clean-up’
There will be “no damage whatsoever” to the environment from the discharge of seawater used…
News in Brief 21 April 2021
Michelle Bachelet on ‘momentous’ guilty verdict in George Floyd case More than 5.2 million cases…
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who…
Russia: Rights experts call for immediate medical evacuation of Alexei Navalny
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council called on Wednesday for the urgent medical evacuation…
UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case
The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed…
Safe access is key to help child victims of Tigray conflict: UNICEF
Fighting is ongoing in Ethiopia’s Tigray, where the level of cruelty against women and children…
News in Brief 20 April 2021
UNICEF reports on conditions inside stricken Tigray region WFP secures access to feed 1.5 million…
USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts
A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment…
Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide…
A Saami childhood sets the stage for UN indigenous forum
The Saami people have lived in northern Europe long before borders divided the region up…
News in Brief 19 April 2021
Judicial independence weakened and under threat in Guatemala: rights expert UK’s racism and ethnic difference…
UN chief to Indigenous Forum: ‘Prioritize inclusion and sustainable development’
Although they represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and speak the major…
COVID-19: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative
The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 Euros to boost global efforts to…
Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’
UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the…
MYANMAR CRISIS: Stand with the people and protect them, urges UN rights expert
The international community has a responsibility to protect the people of Myanmar, under attack from…
South Sudan: David Shearer looks back on a period of ‘positive change’
The more peace becomes enduring, the less protection civilians need: that’s been one of the…
Surviving a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a Lesotho convent
A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the…
News in Brief 16 April 2021
Northeast Nigeria violence forces 65,000 to flee, humanitarians targeted Papua New Guinea at “critical” moment…
Vaccine equity the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares, as governments call for solidarity, sharing
With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching…
COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever, WHO warns
COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year…
INTERVIEW: Myanmar military increasing efforts to keep truth from getting out, UN expert says
The crackdown on journalists, cutting off the Internet and disrupting the flow of information across…
Podcast – UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Tackling ‘kissing disease’, Mosul’s Al-Nouri mosque rebirth
In this week’s UN Catch-Up, a chilling warning from the UN rights chief who’s likened…
News in Brief 15 April 2021
Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’ COVID-19 cases rise for…
Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex
Eight Egyptian architects have been awarded the job of restoring the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex…
Japan: UN experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by decision to discharge Fukushima water
Three independent UN human rights experts expressed deep regret on Thursday over Japan’s decision to…
Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’
A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. Read…