Category: Culture And Education

Investigators probing allegations of war crimes in the Ukraine conflict must work closely together and…

Countries taking part in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour this…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed for greater harmony one day after 10 people…

Investigations must be held into the actions of the Israeli security forces, UN High Commissioner…

UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on…

The UN Human Rights Council met in special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern…

To support young people’s political participation and amplify their voices in public life, the UN…

The latest deadly prison violence in Ecuador has again highlighted the urgent need for a…

Almost 76 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, countless civilians remain caught up in the horror…

Under the guise of preventing money-laundering and cutting off terrorist financing, a new law in…

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday…

Peru has failed to protect the rights of two fleeing demonstrators who were shot dead…

Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping…

Humanitarian needs continue to rise in war-torn Ukraine where an estimated 7.7 million people are…

The UN’s leading expert on issues facing children caught up in war, on Thursday released…

Journalists in Ukraine have been targeted and continue to face unprecedented dangers carrying out their…

Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their…

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic Chemical Weapons Convention on Friday, the UN chief…

Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of…

The prosecution of Brazil’s former President, Luiz da Silva, violated his right to a fair…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where…

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this…

Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and…

Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on…

In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday called for a probe into Israel’s response…

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World…

As the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 continues to evolve, we cannot afford to ‘lose sight’…

The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three…

A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards…

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended…

The current war in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion, has sparked all sorts of questions…

The UN chief on Friday paid tribute to the dozens of United Nations personnel who…

After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday,…

The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action…

Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent a decaying tanker anchored close to…

A UN-led development plan for Ukraine launched on Monday, to provide immediate economic help and…

In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens…

Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine – allegedly committed against women…

Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to…

The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before,…