News in Brief 7 December 2022
Ukraine people’s suffering must not become new normal, says UN rights chief Thousands displaced by…
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Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover, ‘deeply disturbing’ says UN rights office
What is believed to be the first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized…
Ukraine’s suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new…
UNiting Against Hate: A new series from UN Podcasts
What exactly is hate speech, how does it undermine human rights, and who is responsible…
News in Brief 6 December 2022
80,000 people flee Somalia for Kenya’s Dadaab camps: UNHCR 394 million people in Europe require…
News in Brief 05 December 2022
UNICEF appeal to help children in crisis Sudan: Human rights chief welcomes new pact Development…
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the…
Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future
Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders…
More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent – have experienced…
Fighting conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as a crisis for women and girls, with…
Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief
Marking this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Saturday, António Guterres,…
COP27 EXTRA BONUS PODCAST: Heart to Hart
We though it was all over…it is now, we promise! We gave you the instant…
News in Brief 2 December 2022
Ukraine rights probe highlights destruction of energy and transportation grids Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea…
UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide…
Myanmar: Secretive military courts sentence scores of people to death
Since last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people…
Ukraine rights probe condemns ‘multiplying’ impact of war on children
A top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia’s invasion…
Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other…
UN aid chief: Humanitarians can’t help everyone, without more funding
Fifty-one point five billion dollars: that’s the staggering amount that UN relief chief Martin Griffiths…
News in Brief 1 December 2022
Legacy of slavery ‘reverberates to this day’ says UN’s Guterres FAO appeals for $1.9 billion…
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Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief
The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade “reverberates to this day”, just as modern-day enslavement…
Saudi Arabia: Quash death sentence for Jordanian convicted of drug offences, urge UN experts
Thirteen independent UN human rights experts raised concerns on Thursday over the planned execution by…
Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO
Across Africa, efforts to reduce the number of women and infants dying in childbirth are…
News in Brief 30 November 2022
ILO data shows extent of cost-of-living crisis on poorest workers Guidelines unveiled for fair and…
UNESCO: French baguettes, Chinese tea ceremony, join protected heritage list
Holy Week in Guatemala, traditional tea preparation in China, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding France’s…
Proven solutions must be put in place to end AIDS by 2030: Guterres
The UN chief is marking World AIDS Day on Thursday with a call to action…
Inequalities keeping AIDS alive
Forty years into the battle against AIDS, a new UN report spotlights fundamental inequalities as…
Key biological weapons treaty talks must break deadlock, urges President
The current review of the world’s primary biological weapons treaty taking place in Geneva needs…
News in Brief 29 November 2022
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021, warns WMO UNCTAD urges more shipping…
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world,…
Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS
Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist…
A new UN podcast: amplifyHER
On this week’s episode we’re letting a new UN podcast take over! It’s called amplifyHER,…
News in Brief 28 November 2022
– WHO recommends adopting ‘mpox’ for monkeypox – ‘Critical opportunity’ to strengthen Biological Weapons Convention …
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s…
WHO recommends new name for monkeypox
Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday,…
Healing Haiti in the face of an increase in sexual violence
It is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages…
First Person: The Liberian police inspector working to end sexual and gender-based violence
Inspector Muna Meah is a Commander in the Liberia National Police Force, and the county…
25 November 2022 News in Brief
Afghanistan: Taliban treatment of women may be crime against humanity Tigray: High hunger levels despite…
Ukraine: Missile strikes, summary executions highlight importance of international law
Amidst recent allegations of war prisoners being summarily executed in Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for…
Taliban’s draconian violations against women may amount to crimes against humanity
The latest actions by Taliban de facto authorities targeting women and girls “should be investigated…
Eliminate violence against women, most widespread, pervasive human rights violation
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not only one of the worst forms of…
Music, passion, and powerful women: Launch of amplifyHER, an exciting new UN podcast
On Thursday, the UN launched amplifyHER; a vibrant, music-filled podcast, celebrating exciting women artists from…
24 November 2022 News in Brief
UN Human Rights Council backs call for probe into Iran crisis Nearly 40 million children…
UN rights chief backs call for probe into Iran crisis
UN human rights chief Volker Türk urged the Human Rights Council on Thursday to set…
23 November 2022 News in Brief
Migrant deaths since 2014 top 50,000 Haiti: children account for two in five cholera cases…
Fez Forum concludes with spotlight on Morrocco’s model of tolerance and co-existence
The ninth Global Forum for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) concluded its work on…
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions
Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief
Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family…
UNICEF seeks $27.5 million to step up cholera response in Haiti
Children account for roughly 40 per cent of the confirmed cholera cases in Haiti, or…
News in Brief 22 November 2022
Human rights chief Türk on Saudi Arabia executions Iran: 300 people killed in protests since…
At Fez forum, UN chief calls for global ‘alliance of peace’ recognizing inclusion and richness of diversity
In a world where “old evils – antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, persecution of Christians, xenophobia, and…