New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has “seriously deteriorated” over the past year, following arbitrary…
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‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea
More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign…
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have…
Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities
Six United Nations personnel who’ve been held on “spurious” accusations in Yemen for three months…
Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate…
UN News Today 02 September 2024
Gaza polio vaccination campaign day two: thousands more children protectedA teenager in Cambodia has died…
Between fear and hope, Gazans parents line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio
If the UN-led polio vaccination campaign currently underway in Gaza is to be successful in…
Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas…
Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters…
UN News Today 30 August 2024
Libya: mass graves at Tarhuna in human rights spotlightGaza polio vaccine workers prepare to roll…
Afghanistan: UN will ‘continue to engage’ with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation
The United Nations will continue engaging with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, advocating for human rights…
Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
The devastating lack of adequate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan,…
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World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya
A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso,…
Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in…
UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent
The UN Secretary-General has called for global action to “vanquish racism and discrimination” towards people…
UN News Today 29 August 2024
UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli military operation in West BankRates of unprotected…
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex…
World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech
The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) raised serious concerns on Wednesday about a…
UN News Today 28 August 2024
UN rights office condemns large-scale Israeli escalation in occupied West Bank.Viet Nam in the spotlight…
Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to…
UN News Today 27 August 2024
Sudan dam burst threatens communities as far as Port Sudan, say aid teamsGaza: humanitarian aid…
UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered…
Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating…
Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women
A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase”…
China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework
China still has “many problematic laws and policies” regarding the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region two…
UN News Today 26 August 2024
Ukraine: UN top aid official condemns latest Russian attacks.Gaza: Vitally needed polio vaccines reach embattled enclave…
Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women
The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws…
Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of…
Afghanistan: Meet the midwife who stayed
Mariza Ahmadi made a difficult choice three years ago. She had been working as a…
At World Women’s Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality
The UN Deputy Secretary-General called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and climate…
UN News Today 23 August 2024
Aid teams highlight dangers of new cholera outbreak in SudanGaza: First polio case is confirmed…
Guterres calls for end to Myanmar violence, persecution of Rohingya
Seven years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the…
WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the…
Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech
The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a…
UN News Today 22 August 2024
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations hit by rising oceansMpox: WHO highlights ‘higher…
Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s…
UN News Today 21 August 2024
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for likely mpox ‘surge’In Gaza, the…
World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the…
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk…
UN News Today 20 August 2024
Combating mpox is a ‘litmus test for global equity’, says UN health agencyAttacks on civilians…
UN News Today 19 August 2024
An appeal for greater protection of aid workers on World Humanitarian DayNearly 2,000 attacks on…
UN chief highlights ‘unimaginable grief’ stemming from terror attacks
The UN Secretary-General has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism just ahead of…
Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment…
Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered…
Uganda’s Ebola preparedness ‘will go a long way’ says WHO chief
In the wake of an ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
FROM THE FIELD: Powering up health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Solar power is helping make universal healthcare a reality in places where unreliable power supplies…
On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF
As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world,…
‘Repeated attacks’ could close down key hospital in eastern Libya, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an armed attack in Al Jala Hospital…
Keyhole surgery returns to war-shattered Mosul as WHO prioritizes medical improvements
In the wake of more than four years of intense conflict in Iraq to dislodge…
One small flight for a drone, one ‘big leap’ for global health
On a small island in the remote South Pacific, a one-month-old baby has become the…