Category: Audio Programs

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has been particularly busy this week, as the Human Rights…

Forced displacement numbers exceed 100 million, says UNHCR Ireland leads push for explosive weapons curb…

In a four-part mini-series, released in the run-up to the UN Oceans Conference, we explore…

Hurricanes, COVID-19 and now the Ukraine crisis: these are the three main reasons why hunger…

UN’s Bachelet echoes concern over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption Myanmar: international community…

South Sudan: WFP forced to cut aid to 1.7 million  Rising food insecurity drives mass…

Amid ongoing insecurity in some regions of Mali, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA,…

Ukraine and global security, tests for all of us, says UN rights chief Afghanistan: $195…

As the world prepares to mark International Albinism Awareness Day on Monday 13 June, a…

More than 40 different country situations of concern will be put under the international spotlight…

Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office Mediterranean Sea…

Four failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa, are tearing families apart –we hear…

Developing nations miss out on global investment rebound in 2021: UNCTAD Sri Lanka crisis: UN…

UN’s Guterres urges solutions to ‘vicious cycle of rising prices’ Food exports must keep flowing…

First families lose their land, then their livestock and then their children; that’s the stark…

Nigeria: Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ church attack which left dozens dead Somalia crisis sees starving children…

IAEA gravely concerned over nuclear safety at Russian-held Ukraine plant Nearly 50 dead following Bangladesh…

100 days into Ukraine war, humanitarian needs remain massive Yemen truce extension welcomed but children…

Having a stroke is something many of us associate with older people, but that’s not…

There is room for optimism that the war in Ukraine will end, but meanwhile, the…

Lead us out of our environmental ‘mess’, UN’s Guterres urges summit COVID-19: Omicron infection offers…

Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF UN rights chief…

When your country is at war, chances are you might have other priorities than attending…

Over one billion methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia Yemen-bound Horn of Africa…

Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN-appointed independent rights experts…

Ocean and global climate are intrinsically linked – and if the “right decisions are made…

Disaster summit calls for more early warning systems UNHCR expands aid to Ukrainian refugees in Poland…

From conserving marine biodiversity to awareness raising and seafood consumption, Associação Natureza Portugal, or ANP,…

Governments should recruit more women into their national forces so that they can serve at…

Syria: Vital humanitarian corridor under threat  Afghanistan at a crossroads  Senegal: 11 newborn babies die…

In this week’s show, monkeypox has been dominating the headlines, and we’ll have the latest…

Guterres condemns ‘heinous’ mass shooting at Texas school UN rights chief Bachelet holds valuable meeting…

Palestinian refugees’ mental health worsening, warns UN relief agency Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained,…

Bangladesh flooding leaves 1.5 million children at risk: UNICEF Global jobs market recovery is going…

Sahel needs ‘sky high’ OCHA warns Water and sanitation alert over climate change in Europe…

In this week’s show, ever-deepening concerns about life in Afghanistan where the national rights body is no…

Afghanistan: UN’s Bachelet urges rethink on dissolution of rights body COVID-19 cases stabilize, deaths continue…

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the consequences of the war have…

The head of the UN weather agency, WMO, has told UN News that with the…

Latest climate data from 2021 shows several records broken Mozambique wild polio outbreak confirmed ILO–UNICEF…

Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be tempting to think…

Mexico’s 100,000 ‘disappeared’ is a tragedy, says UN rights chief Bachelet COVID-19 outbreak in DPRK…

WHO and UNICEF urge improved access to assistive products Guterres deplores deadly ‘vile’ racist attack…

Ukraine: Concerns growing for TB and HIV patient care Top rights expert to report on…

This week we spotlight the Human Rights Council’s special session on atrocities happening in Ukraine,…

Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets UN chief adds voice…

As if there weren’t enough problems to worry about down here on earth, there is…

Ukraine war has ‘inflamed’ food, energy and finance crisis: Guterres 4.8 million jobs lost in…

As the war in Ukraine grinds on, the work of UN investigators has continued, with…

Ukraine: UN human rights office probe highlights civilians’ harrowing plight Afghanistan’s hunger crisis is deepening,…