Better care, stronger laws needed to save 30 million babies on the brink of death
Nearly 30 million babies each year – nearly a quarter of the total – are born too soon, too…
Category: UN
Protect indigenous people’s land rights and the whole world will benefit, UN forum declares
Protecting the land and resource rights of indigenous peoples will not only provide security for…
Restore ex-President’s right to stand for election, UN expert committee directs Maldives
Deciding upon complaints filed by Mohamed Nasheed, the ex-President of Maldives, a United Nations human…
World ‘must nurture the courage to care – and the resolve to act,’ says UN chief, reflecting on 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world to reflect on the suffering…
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UN human rights experts urge Viet Nam not to stifle dissenting voices
United Nations experts have urged Viet Nam not to crackdown on civil society or stifle…
UN report documents horrors faced by thousands held in arbitrary detention in Libya
Armed groups in Libya are holding thousands of people in detention where they are being…
On Rwandan genocide anniversary, UN leaders ask: Can world muster the will to prevent new atrocities?
As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations…
UN celebrates voice and visibility of women and girls with autism
Activists, ambassadors and actors gathered at the United Nations on Thursday to underline their commitment…
UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen
Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners…
UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for…
UN News Today 16 August 2024
UN rights office calls for accountability after deadly settler violence in occupied West Bank: OHCHRIn…
World News in Brief: Lebanon latest, Ukraine war update, anti-LGBT law change in Bulgaria
The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday that ongoing hostilities and daily exchanges…
UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil
A UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert called for an end to systemic racism in…
Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down…
New political era in Bangladesh provides ‘historic opportunity’ for reform
The political transition underway in Bangladesh represents an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored…
UN News Today 15 August 2024
Relentless rain and flooding batter desperate families in Yemen, warn UNFPA, UNICEFBahrain: prisoners’ treatment in…
WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb…
World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert
Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over…
UN News Today 14 August 2024
Gaza remains at high risk of polio virus spread, warns WHOExtreme heat increasingly disrupting children’s…
Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’
The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress…
WHO chief warns of outbreaks of different clades of mpox virus
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) briefed an emergency committee meeting of the…
Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least…
Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and…
Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis
Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women…
UN News Today 13 August 2024
Mpox still being transmitted ‘across the world’, says WHOSexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced:…
Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency
Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the…
‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar
Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both…
UN rights chief condemns storming of his office in Yemen’s capital
The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters…
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The power of our choices: from war-torn childhood to Nobel Peace Prize nominee
A Ugandan man, some of whose family and friends were abducted in the East African…
UN News Today August 12
Youth unemployment rate at 15-year low, says ILOUNICEF highlights plight of children caught up in…
World News in Brief: Myanmar’s child victims, disenfranchisement in Thailand, aid breakthrough in Syria
The UN on Monday condemned the ongoing escalation of violence in Myanmar that has led…
UN rights experts calls for an end to post-election repression in Venezuela
The Venezuelan Government must immediately end escalating repression that has come in the wake of…
Stories from the UN Archive: Tumbling for peace and development
The UN has long recognised the power and universality of sport, from forging alliances with…
UN News Today August 9
IOM says urgent humanitarian aid is needed in the Democratic Republic of the CongoOHCHR calls…
Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
As countries celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of ”…
UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor…
Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out
Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their…
UN News Today August 8
UNDP and UNHCR launch joint programme to aid war-affected civilians in UkraineWHO elevates Mpox response…
Five things to know about this year’s Indigenous Peoples Day
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on 9 August. This year’s…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe
Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely…
Upcoming elections in Cameroon mark a ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief
Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in…
UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by dissolution of Thailand’s Move Forward Party
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday that a decision of…
WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak…
UN News Today August 7
UNRWA says “swift and safe delivery” of vaccines essential for GazaUNIFIL provides free medical care…
WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox…
WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of…
Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official
The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has…
UN News Today August 6
COVID-19 infections are surging, with over 40 Olympians testing positive in ParisUN chief António Guterres…
UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli…
UN News Today August 5
UN rights chief expresses concern over growing conflict risks in the Middle East: OHCHRIran’s protest…