News in Brief 29 June 2023
Universal access to safer water, sanitation and hygiene could save 1.4 million lives: WHO UN-brokered…
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Cost-of-living crunch is not over so we’re pushing to keep grain, fertilizer accord alive: UNCTAD
The cost-of-living crisis continues to affect the world’s poorest families, which is all the more…
Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO
A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment…
Meet the rights expert urging legal recognition for climate crisis ‘refugees’
In 2020 alone, over 30 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related…
News in Brief 28 June 2023
Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives Top rights expert proposes legal status for…
Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank
The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units…
News in Brief 27 June 2023
Ukraine: Russian forces face new allegations of arbitrary detention, torture of civilians Sudan displacement higher…
Will we be ‘automated away?’
Close to 200 million people around the world are unemployed, and fears are rising that…
WHO: ‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans
While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s long-term effects alongside such other threats as mpox…
Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert
An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given…
‘Mistake’ to ignore South Sudan as regional crises mount, warns UNMISS chief
With security and humanitarian crises mounting across much of Africa, the international community is making…
News in Brief 26 June 2023
Stop stigmatizing drug users and focus on treatment, rehabilitation: Guterres Horn of Africa hunger…
Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in…
Torture as a weapon of war must cease, rights experts demand
UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by…
UN refugee agency predicts spike in resettlement needs next year
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs…
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the…
Thailand: Moving from punishment to treatment of people who use drugs
People who use drugs in Thailand are receiving more help to reduce the harm caused…
PODCAST: UN boosts fight against drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle
Countries in Southeast Asia are coming together with the support of the UN to tackle…
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Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion
The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv had just survived another missile attack in the spring of…
Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports…
PODCAST: Can young leaders help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?
With the world currently recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and reeling from the economic fallout…
News in Brief 23 June 2023
UN welcomes sentencing of ISIL member for Yazidi genocide Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media…
Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles
Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by “deeply embedded gender bias” which is leaving…
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk
A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’s West Bank risks spiralling…
Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief
In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and suppress criticism of…
First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand
A Thai man has been talking about how he is able to reduce the harm…
News in Brief 22 June 2023
Global financial system must evolve to serve the most vulnerable: Guterres UN chief condemns violence…
Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council
The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital…
New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response
Two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic…
Largest-ever global response to cholera targets 2 million people in Africa
The largest cholera vaccination drive in history targeting two million people across Africa is underway,…
Midwives ‘lead the way with quality care’, as world marks International Day
Midwives are vital to driving sustainable development and key to helping mothers, and expectant-mothers, make…
‘Bad’ fats targeted in new global health guidelines
People everywhere need to cut down on their consumption of artery-clogging fatty foods, the World…
Mental health ‘neglected issue’ but key to achieving Global Goals, say UN chiefs
Mental health remains one of the most neglected global health issues, even though it is…
Vitamin A deficiency puts 140 million children at risk of illness and death – UNICEF
More than 140 million children are at greater risk of illness, hearing loss, blindness and…
90 per cent of the planet is breathing in polluted air – World Health Organization
Air pollution claims seven million lives a year, UN health experts said on Wednesday, amid…
New report warns of ‘massive human tragedy’ for refugee children
A new report from UN global fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) warns there are 224…
News in Brief 21 June 2023
Ukraine: ‘Marshall Plan’ approach needed to stop landmines from blighting economy: UNDP Safe, voluntary returns…
Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report
The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture…
With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians
Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a…
In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits
Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts – including UN…
Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad
The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing…
MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken
Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is…
Afghanistan is a graveyard of dreams for women and girls, says rights activist
In the nearly two years since Afghanistan’s de-facto authorities seized power, the “ambitions, dreams and…
News in Brief 20 June 2023
World Refugee Day: UN leaders call for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement DRC: Lives…
Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’
The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing…
News in Brief 19 June 2023
Sudan: Guterres calls on donors to step up aid response ‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must…
End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres
On the International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres demanded accountability…
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Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba…
Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO
Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s it…
‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk
A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States “adrift”, UN…