Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens
A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in…
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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures
Substance use is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada and…
News in Brief 24 April 2024
Gaza: People ‘are clearly dying’ from hunger, warns UN food agency Global hunger set to rise…
New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance…
Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the…
Latest global nutrition data reveals extent of famine risk and ‘widespread death’
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the…
Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in…
WATCH: Peace and reconciliation in Kosovo ‘starts with youth’
In Kosovo, where tensions remain high between the ethnic Albanian and ethnic Serb communities, the…
News in Brief 23 April 2024
Gaza mass graves uncovered with victims’ hands tied: UN’s TürkEthiopia clashes displace 50,000, warn UN…
Healing page by page in earthquake-affected Türkiye
Book by book and page by page, Türkiye’s booklovers are bringing life back to cities…
UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials
Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN…
News in Brief 22 April 2024
Gaza violence continues unabated, claims lives of civiliansClimate shocks lie behind rise in workplace dangers…
Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers
UN experts have expressed concern over airlines and aviation authorities’ involvement in the unlawful removal…
Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in…
News in Brief 19 April 2024
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans Rights chief Türk urges peace for…
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Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in…
News in Brief 18 April 2024
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans Rights chief Türk urges peace for…
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans
The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant…
News in Brief 17 April 2024
$2.8 billion flash appeal launched in support of three million across Gaza and West BankViolations…
Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President
Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard…
Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications…
News in Brief 16 April 2024
Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief calls for end to civilian…
UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination
Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People…
World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests
A recent spate of “reckless attacks” on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine…
News in Brief 15 April 2024
Gaza: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli militarySudan crisis in international spotlight…
Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign
With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new…
First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti
People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the…
News in Brief 12 April 2024
Gaza: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official Sudan facing looming…
Nigeria first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine
Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis,…
News in Brief 11 April 2024
Life-threatening heat alert for children in east Asia: UNICEFMyanmar middle class ‘disappearing’: UN development reportGaza:…
Make 2024 a ‘turning point’ for education, UN deputy chief urges
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Thursday called for a transformation in learning, stressing that receiving…
News in Brief 9 April 2024
‘Fear and loss’ for Sudanese displaced by brutal fightingHepatitis killing thousands each day and numbers…
Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts…
News in Brief 8 April 2024
Palestine UN membership in spotlight amid Rafah invasion fears Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease…
Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti
Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis and gang violence in Haiti, UN agencies are…
Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby
A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a…
Gaza: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO
With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare…
Where are Haiti’s gangs getting their weapons?
The Haitian economy may be on its knees, but the gangs that control much of…
News in Brief 5 April 2024
Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in…
World News in Brief: Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the…
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Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’
Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in…
News in Brief 4 April 2024
Ukraine: Ambulance teams at 3 times greater risk of death and injuryHuman Rights Council resolution…
Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali took on fights outside the ring for civil rights and against…
Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’
Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming…
News in Brief 3 April 2024
Haiti: Armed gangs continue assault on healthcareUN teams in Sudan and South Sudan team up…
‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure,…
News in Brief 2 April 2024
Gaza: health system ‘barely surviving’ warns UN health agency chiefUkrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and…
Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
Restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal…
Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of…
Unravelling the legacies of slavery
Racism, discrimination and crippled economies and health are among centuries-old legacies of the transatlantic slave…