Iran: 40 people killed in protests over past week – OHCHR
More than 40 people have been killed in Iran during the past week, including two…
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Saudi Arabia: Resumption of executions for drug offences ‘deeply regrettable’, UN rights office says
Saudi Arabia must adopt a moratorium on executions for drug-related offenses, the UN human rights…
News in Brief 21 November 2022
Myanmar: Rights expert urges Korea to play ‘enhanced leadership role’ WHO updates list of ‘priority…
Global intellectual property filings reached new records in 2021: WIPO
Patents, trademarks and designs reached record levels in 2021, with Asia driving growth in intellectual…
WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens…
Myanmar crisis: Rights expert urges Korea to play ‘enhanced leadership role’
Concluding a six-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), a UN-appointed independent human rights…
COP27 BONUS PODCAST: Early like Sunday morning
COP27 officially ended on Friday, but no agreement was reached when Conor and Laura recorded…
First Person: Saving lives and preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti
A community health worker in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, has been describing how she is…
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Score ‘triple billion’ health goals, ahead of World Cup kick-off: WHO
People of all ages and abilities are walking, jogging, dancing their way towards healthier lives…
News in Brief 18 November 2022
UNCTAD chief welcomes solution to unblock Russian fertiliser exports DRC: UNHCR calls for ban on…
COP27 PODCAST: Delayed ratification
It’s officially the last day of COP27, and the UN podcast team have their bags…
Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse
Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse,…
WHO unveils new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa
A new strategy has been launched to address the urgent problem of antimalarial drug resistance…
Rights experts decry harassment of activists attending COP27
Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment…
Middle East: Terrifying surge in violence affecting children ‘must stop’ – UNICEF
Children across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) are again confronting a surge…
Oral health neglect affects nearly half the global population: WHO report
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reveals that some 3.5…
COP27 PODCAST: Exit ramps off the climate hell highway
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is back in Sharm El-Sheikh, in an attempt to nudge countries…
News in Brief 17 November 2022
UN Secretary-General welcomes renewal of Black Sea Grain Initiative UN experts condemn Israeli attacks against…
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide: UNICEF
Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are rife in…
UN’s game plan for sanitation for all
Ahead of World Toilet Day on 19 November, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new…
Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls
The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is…
News in Brief 16 November 2022
Sahel countries risk decades of armed conflict and displacement, warns UNHCR UNICEF initiative to enhance…
COP27 PODCAST: From the Ocean to the Amazon – biodiversity in crisis
With just a couple of days to go at COP27, agreement on an agreed text…
Sudan: Human rights must ‘be at the core’ of democratic transition, urges Türk
The new UN human rights chief ended his first country visit on Wednesday explaining that…
Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO
Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to…
Diabetes cases rising worldwide, WHO reports
Although several groundbreaking treatments for diabetes are in the pipeline, some patients still cannot get…
COP27 PODCAST: Gas lingers on energy day
The UN is leading calls for an end to fossil fuel use, but lobbying for…
News in Brief 15 November 2022
Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war tortured and ill-treated: OHCHR Call for immediate release of…
Ukrainian and Russian POWs tortured and ill-treated: OHCHR
Prisoners of war on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine have told UN human…
Iran: Thousands held for peacefully protesting must be released
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Tuesday for the immediate release of thousands of Iranian…
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WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely
Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their…
Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO
Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just…
COP27: Week two opens with focus on water, women and more negotiations on ‘loss and damage’
On ‘Women and Water’ Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of…
News in Brief 14 November 2022
Aid delivered to Kherson for first time since Russia invasion Rights chief urges more protection…
COP27 PODCAST: Manels, mansplaining and Mary Robinson
The second half of COP27 has begun and there’s uncertainty in the air regarding the…
Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties
A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants,…
COP27 PODCAST: Beans, bugs, and a better deal for farmers
Saturday is a working day at COP, allowing negotiators just one day to catch their…
Secretary-General upholds the importance of a single global economy
At a time when geopolitical divides threaten to spark new conflicts and make older ones…
News in Brief 11 November 2022
UN hosts Black Sea Grain Initiative talks Mozambique: Funds dry up amidst looming hunger Winter…
COP27 PODCAST: Now the hard work begins
COPs are a marathon, not a sprint. During the first week, country negotiators set the…
Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge
Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritize people over profits and…
UN Human Rights Council inquiry hears testimonies on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…
Iran: Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death, UN experts urge
Sixteen UN-appointed independent human rights experts encouraged Iranian authorities on Friday to stop indicting people with…
Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi
Two-thirds of Afghans are going hungry, with girls’ education subject to “random edicts” of the…
News in Brief 10 November 2022
600,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrive in Lebanon Syria: UN expert calls for lifting of…
COP27 PODCAST: The appliance of science
On Thursday, day four of COP27, the 2022 “10 Insights in Climate Science Report” was…
News in Brief 9 November 2022
Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report Saudi Arabia urged to allow…
COP27 PODCAST: Polluter pays?
The world leaders who congregated in Sharm El Sheik for the first two days of…
Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report
Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential…
Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist
The family and lawyers of a jailed Saudi activist, who reportedly is being held incommunicado,…