
Traumatic waiting game for Syrians unsure of the fate of detained loved ones
After 10 years of war in Syria, there are likely tens of thousands of detainees across…

After 10 years of war in Syria, there are likely tens of thousands of detainees across…

COVID-19 crisis forced more than 168 million children to miss class in 2020 Condemnation over targeted killing of…

Vanuatu’s national parliament doesn’t have a single woman member, but two activists are committed to…

We must end ‘deadly addiction’ to coal for planet’s sake, urges Guterres Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support…

Time running out to help 16 million Yemenis avoid disaster: Guterres Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana begin COVID-19 vaccinations for key healthcare…

In the Vanuatu, young women are taking their long boards to the water, refusing to…

UN climate report a ‘red alert’ for the planet: Guterres People falling even further behind in COVID-19 crisis,…

Attacks on schools in northeast Nigeria and elsewhere are “a way of life” and their impact is “devastating” on children’s…

In this week’s show we’re covering: Belarus, Eritrea and the US at the Human Rights Council, during the first…

Broni Zajbert was six years old when Nazis forced his family into the Łódź Ghetto…
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ECOWAS and UN strongly condemn electoral violence in Niger UNICEF signs COVID-19 vaccine agreement with…

Historic first as COVAX COVID vaccines reach Ghana WHO announces COVID deaths drop 20% in…

First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives Oxygen shortage hits 500,000 virus sufferers in developing countries ‘Disturbing spike’…

Coups have no place in world today, UN chief tells Myanmar military Rights chief Bachelet insists we…

Violence engulfs South Sudan, ‘Children all have guns’ Vital humanitarian air links at risk, humanitarian…
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When Halina Wolloh was four, her grandfather hid her from the Nazi regime – behind…

This week we cover the top stories from across the UN, including: an update on…

‘Very high’ risk of Guinea’s Ebola outbreak spreading: WHO Call to end instrumentalization of aid for…
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UNICEF chief calls for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for most vulnerable COVID infections register…
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From India’s Maharashtra state, super educator Ranjitsinh Disale was awarded a $1 million Global Teacher…

Thousands of women and children who remain in “arbitrary detention without end” in camps in northeast Syria must be helped…

Myanmar: ‘World is watching’, UN Special Envoy tells military Atrocities in eastern DR Congo complicate work…

Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018 Three die in Ebola outbreak in southern Guinea …

Episode Information Photo Slideshow Read Original Article: PODCAST: Fighting climate change, one building at…

Some cancer patients are at higher risk from COVID-related illness or even death, but the…

Human Rights Council hears call for immediate release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms…

In this week’s show, the week’s top stories from the UN covering new coronavirus developments…

JHGC Collection, Johannesburg Now aged 94, Veronica Phillips asks herself why, and how, she survived…

COVID: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone: WHO COVID numbers are…
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Myanmar crisis: following orders is no defence for brutality, says rights expert East Asian countries led economic…

Latest LaNiña report suggests warmer, wetter months to come – WMO 2.5 billion people in…

UN stands ready to support relief, in aftermath of deadly India flash floods Refugee chief…

The work of the UN and its partners never stops against human traffickers in West…

UN agencies in plea for access to help stranded people in Ethiopia’s Tigray COVID-19 ‘to contribute to…

In this week’s 15-minute catch-up, we hear from the UN Refugee Agency on efforts to…

Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda – ICC IFRC launches plan…

Vered Kater knew from childhood that she would become a nurse. Not due to any…

Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres Key workers in 145…
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Impact of COVID-19 on cancer care globally has been ‘profound’, warns WHO Call for ‘crimes against humanity’…

Military control ‘serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief Libya vote offers renewal…

Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated 76 years ago this week, and to mark Holocaust remembrance day in late January, the corridors of UN Headquarters are normally filled…

Central African Republic crisis forces 200,000 from homes in under two months ‘Imminent’ Iran execution must be…

Featuring the week’s main top stories from the UN – including an interview with ILO’s Dorothea Schmidt-Klau on how COVID-19 has created the greatest crisis faced…

India has embarked on one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in the world, with…

The equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs were lost in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery next…

Escalating hostilities in Yemen’s Hudaydah put thousands of civilians at risk Paperwork holds up…

UNICEF chief’s appeal for access to children caught up in Ethiopia’s Tigray Tens of thousands…

Mozambique: UN responds as thousands are hit by Cyclone Eloise Refugee resettlement suffers ‘extreme anomaly’ from pandemic fallout in 2020 …

COVID pandemic impact ‘four times worse’ on jobs than 2008 financial crisis Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop …

Guterres hails entry into force of treaty seeking nuclear weapons ban Darfur’s health centres ‘unable to cope’ with intercommunal violence Migrants need fair…