Ensure city poor and vulnerable are fed, amidst lockdown hunger risk, urges UN
The UN food agency, FAO, warns that hunger and fatalities could rise significantly in urban…
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Face-to-face with evil: Interrogating Adolf Eichmann
As the world marks 75 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany, an Israeli director…
First Person: Fashionable face masks, creativity and dressing to shop in the COVID era
A fashion designer and stylist in New Orleans, one of the early epicentres of the…
News in Brief 8 May 2020
Syria is a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored, says UN human rights chief…
Lessons from 40 year ‘victory over smallpox’ can be used to combat coronavirus today
As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the 40th anniversary of the historic eradication of…
UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean
Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at…
Syria violence ‘a ticking time-bomb that must not be ignored’: UN human rights chief
As civilian casualties mount across Syria and human rights violations continue unabated, the UN rights…
UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in…
News in Brief 7 May 2020
Poverty likely to rise by nearly 60% for workers in informal economy UN launches $6.7…
African artists take creative approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
Top artists from across Africa and throughout the African Diaspora have joined forces with the…
Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from coronavirus
Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened…
COVID-19: UN and partners launch $6.7 billion appeal for vulnerable countries
Humanitarians are seeking nearly $7 billion to protect millions of lives and halt the spread…
FROM THE FIELD: Protecting the displaced in the time of COVID-19
Refugees and displaced people living in camps are amongst the most vulnerable communities across the…
News in Brief 6 May 2020
Thousands stranded in Andaman Sea blocked from port, agencies warn Coronavirus measures expose human trafficking…
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Corruption, political blockages, threaten international efforts to help Bosnia and Herzegovina weather coronavirus
Bosnia and Herzegovina is weathering the COVID-19 outbreak better than some other nations, but there’s…
Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the…
Average of 80,000 COVID-19 new cases a day in April: UN health agency
Since the start of the month, an average of 80,000 cases of COVID-19 have been…
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, thousands stranded in Bay of Bengal ‘unable to come ashore’ – UN
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,United Nations agencies called on Wednesday for South-East Asian…
Venezuelans ‘teetering on the brink of survival’ warn UN human rights experts
United Nations independent experts demanded on Wednesday that the Venezuelan Government take concrete actions to…
COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn
Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new…
Top UN official calls for universal basic income to tackle growing inequality
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a health crisis, but it is also proving to…
Coronavirus and human rights: New UN report calls for disability-inclusive recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying inequalities experienced by the world’s one billion people with disabilities,…
News in Brief 5 May 2020
Alert over rapid spread of COVID-19 in Latin American prisons: OHCHR Eight in 10 Afghans…
COVID-19 makes universal digital access and cooperation essential: UN tech agency
As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go…
COVID-19: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide
As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through prisons…
Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya: ICC Prosecutor
Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more…
When soap is in short supply: handwashing in refugee shelters
Handwashing with soap and water has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as…
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits
Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months,…
UN rights expert urges States to step-up anti-slavery efforts to protect most vulnerable during COVID-19
A UN human rights expert urged governments on Tuesday to increase protection for those millions…
UN celebrates midwives during COVID-19 crisis because ‘childbirth doesn’t stop for pandemics’
With many national health systems totally overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, midwives are demonstrating courage…
News in Brief 4 May 2020
None of us is safe until we all are, says UN chief at EU push…
UN health agency hails 7.4 billion Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments
World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines…
Press freedom critical to countering COVID-19 ‘pandemic of misinformation’: UN chief
Journalists are key to countering the “dangerous outbreak of misinformation” accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
None of us is safe until we all are, says UN chief at EU push to end COVID-19 pandemic
The “most massive public health effort in history” is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic,…
COVID-19 pandemic exposes global ‘frailties and inequalities’: UN deputy chief
The COVID-19 pandemic which has swept across the developed and developing world is “exposing the…
Spike in cybercrime linked to COVID lockdown measures exposes legal gaps
If you’re among those working from home, you may well have noticed an increase in…
Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law
The United Nations Childen’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this…
COVID-19 impact could be ‘disastrously high’ in poverty-stricken Malawi
In Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, with a fragile health system, the UN…
First person: South Korea’s COVID-19 success story
On Thursday, the Republic of Korea recorded no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, prompting praise from…
Cultural sector may be last to regain ‘normalcy’ after pandemic: UNESCO
With cancelled concerts, postponed festivals, and closed cinemas and theatres, artists across the world are…
News in Brief 1 May 2020
Vaccine bottlenecks from COVID lockdown leave children’s lives at stake Refugee agency helpline overwhelmed as…
Global health experts advise WHO to identify animal source of COVID-19 virus
International experts have advised the World Health Organization (WHO) to work to identify the animal…
Millions of missing airmiles: How the UN civil aviation agency is helping airlines take off again
In normal times, the world’s airlines would be carrying nearly 2 billion international passengers this…
‘Rights and dignity’ of older people must be respected during COVID-19 and beyond
The COVID-19 fatality rate for people over 80-years-old, is five times the global average, the…
Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, UN chief says ahead of World Press Freedom Day
The UN Secretary-General is calling for greater protection of journalists who are providing the “antidote”…
Vaccine bottlenecks from COVID lockdown put children’s lives at stake: UNICEF
Help is needed urgently to distribute vaccines worldwide amid dramatic shortages because of COVID-19 restrictions,…
News in Brief 30 April 2020
Disabilities are no reason to deny people their rights during COVID: Bachelet Cuba sanctions is…
UN health agency leads collaborative bid to get 135 countries ready for COVID-19
If you’re an avid follower of COVID-19 developments, you may have wondered what the phrase,…
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Lift Cuba embargo or risk many lives lost to COVID-19, UN rights experts warn US
The United States must urgently lift its blockade on Cuba to save lives amid the…
UN committed to a ‘brighter future’ for Haiti, as independent rights experts call for more action on behalf of cholera victims
A group of 13 independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the UN chief, António Guterres, to…