Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief
Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and…
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Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The culture sector, which employs over 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder…
Holding the line on free and fair elections in Central African Republic
Presidential elections are scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic this Sunday, despite…
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News in Brief 21 December 2020
Voters in Central African Republic will have their say Unitaid welcomes Norway’s $40 million donation for COVID-19 treatments, tests UNESCO still awaiting Azerbaijan’s response over Nagorno-Karabakh mission Read Original…
New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK strain
The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand…
PODCAST: UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – episode 3
In this week’s show, comedian AK Dans explains how he’s on a mission to challenge…
News in Brief 18 December 2020
$254 million appeal launched for Mozambicans fleeing violent extremists in north Vulnerable migrants still dying in their thousands on…
UN chief commends ‘swift action’ by Nigerian authorities as more than 300 boys are reunited with their families
The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of more than 300 schoolboys forcibly taken…
COVID-19: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines
As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not…
Two billion COVID vaccine doses secured, WHO says end of pandemic is in sight
The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guard…
Thailand: UN rights office deeply troubled by treason charges for protestors
Thailand’s decision to charge protestors with treason is deeply troubling, the UN Human Rights Office,…
UN rights experts ‘deeply troubled’ by impunity for killing of Palestinian children
UN independent human rights experts, on Thursday, called for an impartial and independent investigation into…
News in Brief 17 December 2020
COVID: end of year celebrations and ski advice from WHO Under 40s urged to make…
UN releases emergency funding for civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray, as Africa’s battle against COVID-19 intensifies
The UN has released $36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that has…
UN committee on enforced disappearance registers ‘milestone’ 1,000th request to locate victims
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) reached “a significant milestone” on Thursday after registering…
News in Brief 16 December 2020
Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa Independent expert decries shrinking space for China’s human rights lawyers Bangladesh…
China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers, UN independent expert says
China has mounted a “shocking” five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights,…
Cartoonist must be released on medical grounds, urge rights experts
An ailing Bangladeshi cartoonist who has been detained for allegedly spreading fake news about the country’s response to COVID-19, should be released…
News in Brief 15 December 2020
Rights chief Bachelet condemns deaths of 255 people in Colombia massacres Four children among victims of shipwreck carrying…
To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’
An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price…
UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender
Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges…
UN documents 375 killings in Colombia in 2020, urges Government action
The United Nations has recorded the deaths of 255 people in 66 massacres in Colombia…
Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths
The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday…
ILO study finds migrants earn much less than locals, and the gap is widening
The gap between wages paid to migrant and national workers is big and growing, and…
Being born a refugee’s no joke, but worse things can happen: AK Dans
Irrepressible comedian AK Dans was born in the world’s largest refugee camp, Kukuma, in Kenya, after…
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News in Brief 14 December 2020
Discrimination among reasons why migrants earn 13 per cent less than locals: ILO Alert for West and…
‘Generation disrupted’ lays out plan to take on coronavirus through major youth mobilization
A new ground-breaking global youth initiative was launched on Monday to invest in and scale up youth-led…
UN human rights chief ‘appalled’ at Iran execution, questions trial process and verdict
Iran’s decision to hang media activist Ruhollah Zam on Saturday was an appalling violation of human rights…
Avert ‘dire consequences’, UN women’s health agency appeals to global community
The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday…
Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report
Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put about 1.8 billion…
World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone — now and into the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have…
PODCAST: UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva
This week’s show hears from Liz Corbin from public service broadcaster the European Broadcasting Union…
News in Brief 11 December 2020
New Yemen food insecurity data shows ‘ticking timebomb’ of hunger Liquid gold? Rights expert warns of speculation risks in new water futures index Mountain…
COVID-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority,…
News in Brief 10 December 2020
WFP chief laments preventable tragedy of child hunger $1.44 billion plan for Venezuela refugee and…
$1.44 billion plan to respond to Venezuela refugee and migrant needs
In a $1.4 billion appeal launched on Thursday, the UN migration organization IOM and the…
Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency
Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a…
Life or death challenges of a major TV broadcast union in the COVID era
How do you keep the cameras rolling as a member of one of the biggest TV…
News in Brief 9 December 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray region still at war, warns UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet Guterres: Ending corruption vital to world’s recovery after COVID-19 …
World Press Freedom Conference spotlights dangerous job of separating ‘truth from falsehood’
Prominent journalists and champions of press freedom from across the world are examining ways to overcome increasing challenges facing the media during a two-day…
Fund COVAX to reduce COVID vaccination distribution inequity – UN chief
With so-called vaccine nationalism spreading “with full speed”, the Secretary-General told a journalists, following the…
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put “front and centre”…
UN’s Bachelet slams ‘reprehensible’ political leadership during pandemic, sees hope in new US administration
Some political leadership during the pandemic has been “reprehensible”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…
Recognize and act on warning signs of genocide, Guterres urges, honouring victims
Social media platforms, technology companies, and religious and civil society leaders have a central role…
News in Brief 8 December 2020
Don’t let your guard down during COVID vaccine drive: WHO IOM business support helps vulnerable…
FAO Podcast: A Hungry World Rolls Up Its Sleeves
The death rate through hunger and starvation in World War Two, rivals the number of those killed in combat….
Independent UN expert calls for Julian Assange’s release, cites prison’s COVID outbreak
Amid a COVID-19 outbreak at London’s Belmarsh prison, an independent UN expert appealed to British…
New WHO campaign to help COVID-era quitters kick the habit
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, announced the start of a year-long global…
NEW PODCAST: UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva
The first show spotlights the work of Radio Okapi, in the Democratic Republic of the…
News in Brief 7 December 2020
$2.5 billion appeal for 39 million children in Middle East and North Africa Self-immolation and suicide: Afghan law ‘still…