PODCAST: Getting the word out – letting the world know how the UN is making a difference
On today’s episode of The Lid is On, Conor speaks to Melissa Fleming, the head…
Category: UN
News in Brief 13 January 2023
Greece urged to halt trial against human rights defenders who helped migrants WHO updates COVID…
Unity in Security Council essential, in face of Taliban rights violations against women and girls
The UN Security Council must be unified in opposing Taliban policies to erode the fundamental…
Greece in spotlight over trial of activists, volunteers who rescued migrants
The Greek authorities faced an appeal on Friday from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, to dismiss…
Indonesia: President’s apology for past rights violations a ‘step on the long road to justice’
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday the Indonesian President’s statement of regret…
News in Brief 12 January 2023
2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: WMO Uzbekistan: WHO warns over poisoning…
Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years…
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Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children…
Rule of law stands between peace and ‘brutal struggle for power’ – Guterres
The rule of law forms the bedrock of all international cooperation and the ability of…
News in Brief 11 January 2023
Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak UN emergency relief fund disburses $6 million for…
COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences
Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic,…
New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN’s Türk
Recent Biden Administration border policy reforms “risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights…
Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak
In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and…
News in Brief 10 January 2023
COVID-19: China surge not a cause for concern for Europe ‘at this time’ says WHO…
Peru: UN rights office calls for probe into protestor deaths
Investigations must be held into deaths and injuries that have occurred amid ongoing anti-government protests…
Iran: UN rights chief Türk warns against further ‘State-sanctioned killing’
The Iranian Government faced renewed strong condemnation from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday,…
COVID in Europe: China’s surge not a cause for concern ‘at this time’ says WHO, as XBB.1.5 virus spreads
The ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to “significantly impact” the European region,…
News in Brief 9 January 2023
UN chief ‘shocked’ by attack on Brazil’s Congress Guterres urges radical global finance shake-up to…
Brazil: UN chief ‘totally confident’ in country’s democratic strength
UN Secretary-General António Guterres responded to the storming on Brazil’s Congress by insisting that it…
PODCAST: A New Year, Palais des Nations special, with Daniel Johnson
In our first Lid Is On of 2023, we take a trip to Geneva, to…
‘Brutal’ temperature changes are the new normal, says UN meteorological agency
The rapid 10 degree Celsius rise in temperature across large parts of Europe before Christmas…
News in Brief 6 January 2023
Belarus: Trial of Nobel winner Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’ New US border measures ‘not in…
‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts
The heads of many of the world’s biggest social media platforms were urged on Friday…
Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail
Hundreds of political prisoners in Myanmar were granted amnesty this week, the UN human rights…
Belarus: Trial of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’
The trial of Belarusian rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski is “simply…
Zambia: Abolition of the death penalty ‘a historic milestone’
The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is “a historic milestone’, the UN…
Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report
Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a…
News in Brief 5 January 2023
Pakistan floods: 9 million more, risk being pushed into poverty Warm start to 2023 breaks…
Improve healthcare access to end ‘preventable tragedy’ of child mortality
A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could…
News in Brief 4 January 2023
Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to tackle food insecurity Reach into your…
Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution
A UN Security Council Resolution that ensures millions of people in northwest Syria receive lifesaving…
WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros…
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said…
News in Brief 3 January 2023
COVID-19: coronavirus experts to meet at WHO and discuss China infections UN humanitarians urge extension…
COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
Amid a reported surge in COVID-19 infections in China, coronavirus experts have been meeting at…
‘Tireless’ in pursuit of peace: Guterres pays tribute to former Pope Benedict
The UN chief paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict on Saturday, who has died, aged 95, after…
2022 Year In Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists…
News in Brief 30 December 2022
UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Bolivia UN Rights chief appeals to save Myanmar refugees Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination…
Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions
UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners kicked off on Friday, a nationwide integrated measles…
UN rights chief on Myanmar refugees and a future of ‘kindness, empathy and unity’
Days after the latest sea rescue of Rohingya refugees by Indonesian fishing crews, UN human…
Pelé family members recall ‘big heart’ of football’s king, who inspired generations
The son and former wife of Brazilian football legend Pelé, have been talking to UN…
News in Brief 29 December 2022
Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres Top UN and civil society officials slam Afghan…
UNESCO ‘deeply saddened’ over death of football legend, Pelé
Pelé, the Brazilian football legend, who many regard as the greatest player of all time, has…
UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
Top UN agency officials and civil society organization heads joined forces on Thursday to urge Afghanistan’s de facto authorities…
News in Brief 27 December 2022
Afghanistan: UN rights chief urges end to female discrimination Indonesia’s ‘act of humanity’ for migrants…
Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County
Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years,…
UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN…
‘Unfathomable restrictions’ on women’s rights risk destabilizing Afghanistan
The UN rights chief, Volker Türk, called on Tuesday for the Taliban de facto authorities to revoke…
2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and…
UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan
Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and…