Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the…
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‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding…
News in Brief 4 October 2022
Pakistan: Urgent response needed to stem health disaster – WHO ‘Nowhere is safe’ for Afghan…
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UNCTAD PODCAST: Shift in policies needed to avert global recession
In this episode of the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s Weekly Tradecast, Sarah Toms…
Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge
Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation, according to the World…
News in Brief 03 October 2022
UN deputy chief urges climate support for developing nations Africa’s economic slowdown to affect millions:…
Rights experts decry shut down of civic space in Nicaragua
Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts…
Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to…
Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak
The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera…
PODCAST: Fighting the online terror threat
Counter-terrorism is one of the lesser-known subjects covered by the UN, but attempts to improve…
Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros
Around thirty per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make…
Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘callous’ suicide attack on education centre
The UN has condemned a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul which has left…
On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their ‘remarkable resilience’
Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to the…
News in Brief 30 September 2022
UN Envoy ‘saddened’ at death of boy, 7, in occupied West Bank Little progress in…
Time to ‘turn words into deeds’ in combatting sexual exploitation in Central Africa
Following his first visit to the Central African Republic, the newly-appointed Special Coordinator on Improving…
Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report
More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in…
News in Brief 29 September 2022
Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing food to the most in need Africa: bid begins…
Human rights: ‘Disturbing trends’ in reprisals against those cooperating with the UN continues
People in 42 different countries across the world faced reprisals and intimidation on the basis…
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News in Brief 28 September 2022
G20 Agriculture meeting urges action to stop spiralling food crisis Iran: rights experts’ stay of…
Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a…
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights supporters
Iran must immediately stay the executions of two women sentenced to death for supporting the…
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the…
News in Brief 27 September 2022
UN rights office condemns violent response to hijab protests Russia: alarm at arrests of demonstrators…
‘Dire’ and deteriorating pattern of rights abuse continues in Ukraine
Ongoing armed attacks by Russia against Ukraine have led to devastating human rights abuses there,…
Iran: UN human rights office condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa…
Russia: Alarm over arrests of military mobilization protesters
In Russia, nearly 2,400 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting against the Kremlin’s mobilisation…
News in Brief 26 September 2022
Said trial opens at International Criminal Court Torture ‘systematically practised’ in Venezuela, sanctioned at highest level…
Russia school shooting: Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by attack which left 15 dead
The UN chief on Monday issued a statement expressing deep sadness at the death of…
South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts…
ILO welcomes first global agreement on professional footballers’ rights
The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions…
Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity…
Forced out of school, but refusing to give up on education in Afghanistan
Girls in Afghanistan have been forced out of high school, ever since the Taliban returned…
Colombia’s ‘dinosaur of peace’
Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement has led to an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a new…
PODCAST: Driving the climate agenda at UNGA77
On this week’s episode of The Lid Is On, we look at how the issue…
News in Brief 23 September 2022
War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, finds top rights probe Half of Sudan’s…
Build momentum to ‘finish the job’ and end COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges
Senior UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, took part in a High-Level event at UN…
Australia: Groundbreaking decision creates pathway for climate justice on Torres Strait Islands
The UN Human Rights Committee found on Friday that Australia’s failure to adequately protect indigenous Torres Islanders…
War crimes have been committed in Ukraine conflict, top UN human rights inquiry reveals
Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights…
Ireland: Rights experts call for redress for 50 years of systemic racism in childcare institutions
UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday called on Irish authorities to provide adequate redress for…
Ukraine war-induced crisis affecting women and girls disproportionately: UN report
A new UN report reveals how the Ukraine war and its global impacts on food,…
News in Brief 22 September 2022
Ethiopia: Civilians mired in intractable and deadly war, Human Rights Council hears Myanmar: If Security…
Ethiopia: Civilians again mired in intractable and deadly war, Human Rights Council hears
Ethiopia’s people are once again “mired…in the intractable and deadly consequences” of conflict between Government…
Seven Ebola cases, one death confirmed in Uganda, WHO scales up response
The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Wednesday that it is speeding up efforts to…
UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini, ‘victim of Iran’s sustained repression’
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini,…
News in Brief 21 September 2022
Every two seconds someone is dying of a preventable disease: WHO Famine looms in Somalia,…
Myanmar spiralling ‘from bad to worse, to horrific’, Human Rights Council hears
Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom…
World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres
The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN…
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as…
New platform highlights women’s leadership in tackling global challenges
Women Heads of State and Government meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…
News in Brief 20 September 2022
Pakistan floods update: 6 month wait for floods to recede, agencies say OHCHR alarmed at…