Category: Culture And Education

The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the…

Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes…

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security…

Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war…

A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country’s population…

Global warming’s devastating effects on the world’s sea ice, icebergs and glaciers – part of…

For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have…

Hunger is likely to increase in 18 “hotspots” worldwide, including Sudan, where fighting is putting…

The UN convened the first ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world…

With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should…

The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to reach as many people as possible while…

UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of…

The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians,…

The “senseless” fighting in Sudan must stop now, and the warring generals have to insist…

Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity, the…

The decision by El Salvador to extend a state of emergency aimed at cracking down…

The UN Human Rights Council-appointed panel of independent experts examining the Iranian Government’s response to…

As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday that more than one…

Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to…

The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials to…

Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than…

Secretary-General António Guterres, marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on Wednesday, urging…

Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’…

There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority…

  A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first…

Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a…

“Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled…

Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human…

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday,…

The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive…

Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at…

The “frightening” number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human…

The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the…

Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined…

  The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights…

The use of corporal punishment by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan runs counter to…

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing, ended a 12-day…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people…

Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban…

There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker…

On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the…

Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner…

The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to host a two-day…

Critics have said justice takes too long, and perpetrators are not always held accountable in…

Countries in the Americas should suspend forced returns of Haitians on the move and adopt…

Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and…