UN launches new initiative against COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
A new UN initiative aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate…
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Branding Hawaiian culture with tattoos
The teaching of traditional tattooing underlines the important role indigenous people can play in the…
News in Brief 20 May 2020
Guterres: health of Africa ‘hangs in the balance’ from COVID, $200 billion stimulus needed urgently…
Human development backslides, education at global levels ‘not seen since the 1980s’
School closures, to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have left some 60 per…
Only Venezuelans can resolve Venezuela’s deepening crisis, hears UN Security Council
Negotiations remain the only way to overcome the ongoing political deadlock in Venezuela, especially given…
Tedros hails WHO ‘landmark resolution’ to accelerate COVID-19 response
With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets…
Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake: Bachelet
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute as a result of COVID-19…
News in Brief 19 May 2020
Syria’s warring parties agree to resume talks in Geneva, says UN envoy Bachelet leads appeal…
WHO countries agree ‘equitable and timely access’ to coronavirus vaccine, ‘comprehensive evaluation’ of response
The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded the annual World Health Assembly on Tuesday, adopting a resolution…
Building a cinematic bond with refugees, in a time of crisis
A Brazilian filmmaker is hoping that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will…
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Women ‘pay price’ of increased strains caused by COVID-19 pandemic
Somalia is a land facing problems on many fronts, from severe floods to desert locust…
COVID-19: ‘Population density is a challenge’, in the Rohingya camps
After the first Rohingya refugee had tested positive for the new coronavirus late last week,…
‘Bold and daring’ action needed against COVID-19, WHO Goodwill Ambassador urges world leaders
Set piece speeches need to be set aside by world leaders attending the World Health…
News in Brief 18 May 2020
UN chief renews call for solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk…
Covid-19 crisis closes 90 percent of museums globally, UNESCO plans for reopenings
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the…
Coronavirus impact on world’s indigenous, goes well beyond health threat
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the world’s indigenous peoples that stretches…
Renewed trust and cooperation could finally ‘unlock progress’ toward peace in Syria – UN envoy
Renewed trust, confidence, and cooperation between international players and Syrians could finally “unlock progress”, putting…
UN chief renews call for COVID-19 solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk
A “massive” and combined effort by all countries is needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, UN…
Unite against hate and violence targeting LGBTI people: UN officials
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for people everywhere to support the right to live…
News in Brief 15 May 2020
Bangladesh: First case of COVID-19 infection confirmed in Rohingya camp UNICEF alert on vaccination and…
Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the…
Philippines typhoon recovery, complicated by coronavirus concerns
As Typhoon Vongfong slammed the Philippines on Thursday, tens of thousands of people fled to…
Coronavirus lockdowns in Central America, exploited by criminal gangs
Chronic violence, insecurity and now COVID-related restrictions have put tens of thousands of Central Americans…
News in Brief 14 May 2020
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable, from COVID mental health crisis Presidents and Prime…
Protecting kids’ mental health during COVID-19, as important as physical fitness
It may seem obvious to an adult, but to a child it may not be…
Presidents and prime ministers lead call for ‘people’s vaccine’, free to all
UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting against the deadly HIV/AIDS virus, has initiated a petition from…
Workers and COVID-19: Access to healthcare, now ‘a matter of life and death’
The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which…
WHO seeking further details on staff expulsion from Burundi
The World Health Organization (WHO) was on Thursday seeking to clarify why authorities in Burundi…
Peace in Yemen may be ‘within close reach’, UN envoy tells Security Council
UN Special Envoy for war-weary Yemen, Martin Griffiths, told the Security Council on Thursday, that…
Deadly gas leak in India, grim wake-up call for global chemical industry: UN rights expert
Last week’s deadly toxic gas leak at a Korean-owned polymer plant in south-eastern India, is…
UN rights chief warns against mishandling the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner on Thursday warned of potential risks as more countries…
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19
Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by…
News in Brief 13 May 2020
Global trade values fell by three per cent in the first quarter of 2020 People…
Coronavirus ‘grim reality’: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects
Against the backdrop of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the world economy in 2020 is projected…
COVID-19 threatens to undo global health progress
While more people are living longer and healthier lives, the rate of progress is too…
South Sudan: Coronavirus cases confirmed inside UN civilian protection site
The South Sudanese Government has confirmed that two cases of COVID-19 have been identified inside…
Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges
UN agency chiefs on Wednesday highlighted the heightened vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others…
Hong Kong urged to drop prosecutions of leading activists, not to silence peaceful protest
Independent UN human rights experts urged Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday to immediately drop the…
News in Brief 12 May 2020
Tropics, northern hemisphere facing hotter temperatures COVID-19 pushes millions more in Middle East, North Africa…
COVID-19 pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis’: Daily death rate could spike by 6,000 for under-fives
As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that…
UN sustainable energy project in Ukraine finds a new role: fighting COVID-19
A United Nations project to promote energy efficiency among Ukrainian homeowners has found a second…
Universal basic income the right prescription for Latin America & Caribbean – UN report
A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) unveiled…
UN chief appeals to ‘common humanity’ across all faiths, in tackling the coronavirus
Our shared vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic reveals “our common humanity”, the UN chief said…
Chad’s storytellers take COVID prevention messages off the grid
Traditional storytellers in Chad, known as troubadours, are taking life-saving messages to remote communities in…
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Wildlife trade: Regulated markets involving local communities, ‘essential’ to balance humans and nature
Since COVID-19 emerged in central China in late December, health officials have raced to locate…
News in Brief 11 May 2020
Three UN peacekeepers killed in improvised explosive attack in Mali Myanmar extends agreement with UN…
Tedros highlights complex challenges posed by COVID-19 resurgence, following easing of lockdowns
The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in South Korea, China and Germany following the lifting of…
‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues
As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a…
UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid pandemic
Three senior United Nations officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of…
UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis
As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the…