Category: Culture And Education

Escalating gang violence and political instability in Haiti have forced a record 578,074 people from…

High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the…

The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”,…

The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in…

The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear…

The head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR) Volker Türk on Friday called for…

The UN’s top genocide prevention official warned on Friday that hate speech remains a significant…

The global fight to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by the movement…

It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s…

It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s…

This #ThrowbackThursday, when the world celebrates the Day of Living Together in Peace, we are looking…

Khadija Jallouli, a young Tunisian entrepreneur with a disability, called for redoubling international efforts aimed…

The international community must continue to pay close attention to the troubling human rights situation…

Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity…

Six in ten children under five years old worldwide regularly endure psychological aggression or physical…

Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening…

The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition,…

Hundreds of people with disabilities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society representatives alongside ambassadors from…

Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team…

Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges…

Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour…

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said…

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday said he was “deeply…

Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue…

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is inflicting immense physical, psychological, and emotional harm on children…

Violence in the occupied West Bank linked to the war in Gaza passed a deadly…

Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rushed to support tens of thousands of children in…

The UN’s top human rights official on Friday voiced serious concern over the dramatic deterioration…

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday condemned violence, threats and intimidation against Persian language…

Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organizations have expressed…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed…

The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection…

The UN is continuing to closely follow the deteriorating situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state where…

While there has been some recent progress for India’s LGBTQIA+ community, there is still a…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday urged the Sri Lankan Government to take…

A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a…

The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of…

Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service,…

A senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action…

A UN independent human rights expert warned on Friday that the recent increase in student…

The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step…

Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less…

“You know you are saying something right,” Stevie Wonder told reporters at UN Headquarters on his…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists…

When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy…