Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer
Scientific evidence shows that overexposure to UV radiation is the major cause of skin cancer….
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222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support
A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring…
Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day
UN delegates and staffers spread out their yoga mats and stretched into various yoga “asanas”…
Empowering us all, to restore the ocean
“Ocean literacy” is defined as how you understand the ocean influences you, and how you…
News in Brief 20 June 2022
Ben Stiller’s message of solidarity on World Refugee Day: UNHCR WFP announces further ration cuts…
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy: Hope and hedgerows
This is the second in a four-part mini-series, released in the run-up to the UN…
‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN human rights expert
Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests…
Bringing jobs to Colombia’s conflict-affected communities
In Colombia, decades of violence and armed conflict created significant obstacles to human development and…
Building peace: Plotting a route towards democracy in The Gambia
After two decades of dictatorship, The Gambia is on the road towards democracy and respect…
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Human Rights Council’s 50th session is special, says UN General Assembly President
Here at UN News, we do try to avoid overloading you with too many facts…
News in Brief 17 June 2022
Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre Nearly one billion people…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine in the Human Rights Council, albinism awareness
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has been particularly busy this week, as the Human Rights…
Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres
Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and “threatens the common values and…
UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda
A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy…
Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’
Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorizes populations, destroys…
‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news…
Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest…
News in Brief 16 June 2022
Forced displacement numbers exceed 100 million, says UNHCR Ireland leads push for explosive weapons curb…
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy: Sargassum Solutions
In a four-part mini-series, released in the run-up to the UN Oceans Conference, we explore…
Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months,…
Ukraine war crisis ‘could reverse gains on hunger in Latin America, Caribbean’
Hurricanes, COVID-19 and now the Ukraine crisis: these are the three main reasons why hunger…
News in Brief 15 June 2022
UN’s Bachelet echoes concern over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption Myanmar: international community…
Afghanistan facing ‘the darkest moments’ in a generation
The Afghanistan people are experiencing some of “the darkest moments” in a generation the UN…
Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in…
Tanzania: More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands
The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania, against ethnic Maasai herders,…
New UN guide aims to tackle growing problem of elder abuse
Every year, one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of…
UN’s Bachelet concerned over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption
The UN’s top rights official expressed her concern on Wednesday at reports that Ukrainian children…
News in Brief 14 June 2022
South Sudan: WFP forced to cut aid to 1.7 million Rising food insecurity drives mass…
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WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the International Health…
Disabilities convention supports ‘inclusive, accessible, and sustainable world’
We have the tools to end the “systemic marginalization” of persons with disabilities, the UN…
Myanmar: Cycle of ‘human rights violations and abuses’ continues, warns Bachelet
Still suffering from the devastating consequences of the February 2021 military coup, the UN rights…
UN Mission staying the course in Mali: MINUSMA chief
Amid ongoing insecurity in some regions of Mali, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA,…
News in Brief 13 June 2022
Ukraine and global security, tests for all of us, says UN rights chief Afghanistan: $195…
Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the…
Ukraine and rising global insecurity, test for us all, says UN rights chief
War in Ukraine continues to cause mayhem and “destroy the lives of many”, and it…
Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s…
First Person: The South Sudanese refugee helping others through trauma
Rose Mary Tiep, fled domestic abuse and the conflict in South Sudan five years ago….
UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks
The UN issued a statement on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in…
Why all of us have a part to play in raising awareness about albinism: Rights expert
As the world prepares to mark International Albinism Awareness Day on Monday 13 June, a…
Over 40 countries under the spotlight at Human Rights Council’s landmark 50th session
More than 40 different country situations of concern will be put under the international spotlight…
News in Brief 10 June 2022
Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office Mediterranean Sea…
UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’
Dozens of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged the Chinese Government to “cooperate…
Myanmar: Death sentences ‘vile attempt at instilling fear’, rights experts charge
The international community must increase pressure on Myanmar ‘s military rulers in the wake of…
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often…
World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030
To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs…
Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist
Authorities in Brazil must step up efforts to find a British journalist and an indigenous…
Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Heart-breaking loss in drought-hit Horn of Africa, record food price alert
Four failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa, are tearing families apart –we hear…
News in Brief 9 June 2022
Developing nations miss out on global investment rebound in 2021: UNCTAD Sri Lanka crisis: UN…
Kazakhstan: ‘Only together’ can ‘silent pandemic’ of gender-based violence be overcome, says Deputy UN chief
The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed was in Kazakhstan on Thursday, where she spoke out…