PODCAST: Reckoning with slavery’s legacy: Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project
“We can’t heal by ignoring what happened” – that’s one of the key demands for…
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News in Brief 8 April 2022
Ukraine: condemnation for deadly train station missile strike Ceasefires needed urgently across Ukraine, say aid…
New COVID wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres
Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines…
Respect and protect basic human rights in Sri Lanka, UN experts urge
Following this week’s crackdown on non-violent demonstrations in Sri Lanka, independent UN human rights experts…
Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria
Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine: The legacy of horror in Bucha
Hello, first we heard that cluster bombs had been used in residential areas of Ukraine,…
News in Brief 7 April 2022
Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies DR Congo violence…
‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the…
Ukraine: UN relief chief joins call for probe after ‘horrifying’ visit to Bucha
The UN’s top humanitarian official has joined the call for an investigation into the killing…
28 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, ‘stain of shame endures’
The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in…
Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies
The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a “massive malnutrition crisis” for millions…
Roma rights advocates warn of rising hate speech: Many ‘don’t even know’ they’re being racist
International Roma Day on 8 April is a key date to mark Romani culture, made…
News in Brief 6 April 2022
Ukraine: UNESCO condemns killing of film director Mantas Kvedaravicius COVID deaths and infections continue to…
War crimes probe for victims of Ukraine atrocity
A new low in the war in Ukraine has made headlines around the world this…
World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
An urgent call to protect health and mitigate the climate crisis was issued by the…
UN chief welcomes new Somali mission, lauds work of African Union
The UN chief issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the transition to a new African…
Mali: UN expert calls for independent probe into Moura massacre
A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into…
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UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the Security Council Meeting on Ukraine
UN Secretary-General’s full remarks at the Security Council Meeting on Ukraine, at United Nations Headquarters…
News in Brief 5 April 2022
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha killings probe Sri Lanka authorities urged to respect…
Better planning can ease Africa’s climate change suffering, argues UN expert
Although Africa “pollutes less” as a continent than others such as Europe or the Americas,…
Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards…
El Salvador: Response to the rise in gang killings ‘cruel and inhuman’
The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise…
Sri Lanka: Mishandling of economic crisis triggers alarm over rights violations
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka to defuse…
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha probe
UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a…
News in Brief 4 April 2022
Ukraine: UN Secretary-General expresses shock over Bucha killings UN climate report: urgent action must be…
Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally…
Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing…
First Person: A first in psychological aid, for Ukraine refugees in Poland
Many of the millions of refugees forced to leave Ukraine because of the Russian invasion…
‘What brings us together’, more ‘than what divide us’: UN Commissioner for Dubai Expo
The six-month long 2020 Dubai Expo came to an end this week, marking the end…
Interview: Slave trade reparations ‘essential’, 1619 Project founder tells UN News
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, best know for the 1619 Project, which frames slavery…
UN health agency launches global bug-busting plan to prevent new pandemic
This week saw the UN launch an ambitious bid to stop the spread of common,…
News in Brief 1 April 2022
Ukraine: Mariupol evacuation is ready, there is no Plan B Aid call in Uganda after…
UN’s rights council adopts ‘fake news’ resolution, States urged to take tackle hate speech
At the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Member States adopted a plan of action to tackle…
UN chief calls for unity to ‘build a peaceful world’, ahead of Ramadan
Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday…
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Syria: Rights experts call for humanitarian access to detained children
Humanitarians must have full and unimpeded access to children arbitrarily held in detention centres in…
The key to climate action and sustainable peace? Women’s full and equal participation
Women and children increasingly bear the brunt of climate change, which deepens the inequalities and…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Migrant journeys, Ukraine, Afghanistan and virus-busting
The UN’s rights chief tells us Russian forces have used cluster bombs in built-up areas…
Everyone can be a climate activist
“Go vote” is the resounding message that 20-year-old climate activist Sophia Kianni wants everyone to…
News in Brief 31 March 2022
UN chief lauds new net zero climate change emissions initiative Afghanistan appeal: life hangs…
‘Unbox Me’ campaign gives visibility to lives of transgender children
A new UN initiative aims to promote greater inclusion and acceptance of transgender children, and…
UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic
“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four…
Boosting women-led business: The view from Dubai
With thousands of business leaders, government officials, academics and entrepreneurs gathering in Dubai this week…
News in Brief 30 March 2022
Ukraine: Russia used cluster weapons at least 24 times, warns UN’s Bachelet Nearly half of…
A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros
A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19…
Ukraine: UNESCO’s response to children’s education needs
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 4 million people have fled…
‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to…
News in Brief 29 March 2022
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO UN’s atomic watchdog chief in Ukraine…
COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405…
UN highlights human cost of transatlantic slave trade
The United Nations on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and its continued…
Innovation, the key for implementation of 2030 sustainable development agenda
This week, more than 1,000 business leaders, government officials, academics and entrepreneurs, are gathering at…