News in Brief 28 February 2022
Human Rights Council votes to hold urgent debate on Ukraine crisis Refugee numbers pass 500,000…
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Ukraine conflict: half a million flee to neighbouring countries
Five days after Russia launched a “special military operation” against Ukraine, more than 500,000 people…
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Climate change impacts ‘fall strongly on disadvantaged and poor people’ around the globe
UN scientists on Monday delivered a dire warning about the impact of climate change on…
Human rights ‘inescapable and powerful’: Guterres
The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights,…
Clampdowns in Russia signal ‘a State that fears the power of human rights’ – Guterres
The scheduled work of the UN Human Rights Council was halted temporarily on Monday as…
We must ‘learn from history’, UN Human Rights Council President says
As the conflict in Ukraine deepens and the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, the UN Human…
Women building a sustainable future: India’s rural energy pioneers
A UN project, in association with one of India’s leading clean energy companies, is training…
Drag queen story hour: tales of acceptance and dreams
In full costume and make-up, drag queen Madame Bonjour JohnJ, is teaching children that it’s…
Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality
Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt…
No time to lose to make a fairer post-COVID world: UN labour agency chief
There’s no time to lose if we’re to ensure that the world after COVID-19 is…
News in Brief 25 February 2022
Ukraine crisis: terrified families seek shelter underground in capital Sri Lanka: ‘setbacks’ to accountability for…
Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain
Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action…
General Assembly holds debate to boost momentum for universal COVID-19 vaccination
The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Friday for greater global solidarity to…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Ukraine crisis, disability action, COVID news
In this week’s show, inspiring messages from disability activist Irena Valarezo Cordova from Ecuador, who…
Rights Committee urges France to repatriate children detained in Syrian camps
France has violated the rights of French children detained for years in camps in northeast…
Senior UN official meets first person in US vaccinated against COVID
The first American to be vaccinated against the COVID virus and a first-responder in New…
News in Brief 24 February 2022
Ukraine crisis: conflict must stop, Guterres urges Russia’s Putin Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences from attac…
News in Brief 23 February 2022
Prioritize diplomacy and peace in Ukraine: UN General Assembly President WHO establishes global biomanufacturing training…
News in Brief 22 February 2022
UN stands by Ukraine amid rising tensions Fourth tropical cyclone in a month to slam…
News in Brief 21 February 2022
COVID-19: Health teams facing ‘dangerous neglect’ at work Stop violence at EU borders and protect…
News in Brief 18 February 2022
UN chief urges de-escalation as Ukraine tensions rise WHO reveals African countries to produce mRNA…
News in Brief 17 February 2022
Horn of Africa hunger crisis: Germany steps up with $20 million donation Child sex abuse…
News in Brief 17 February 2022
Horn of Africa hunger crisis: Germany steps up with $20 million donation Child sex abuse…
News in Brief 16 February 2022
Guterres opens Global Disability Summit with inclusivity call 8 in 10 Africans haven’t had a…
New initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet…
New initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet…
Protect linguistic diversity on International Mother Language Day
The head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has called for defending linguistic…
Protect linguistic diversity on International Mother Language Day
The head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has called for defending linguistic…
Students go back to Haitian school three years after gang attack
Students have returned to the Lycée National de La Saline after it was closed due…
Training offers a way out of poverty for young victims of Colombian conflict
Camilo Vergara is one of hundreds of young Colombians benefiting from a UN programme aimed…
Development finance institutions must include in investments, ‘right to remedy’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights launched on Wednesday a ground-breaking new report for…
Radio: The universal medium that leaves no one behind
In the age of new communication technologies and social media, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)…
Stop weapons supply to Myanmar, rights expert urges
Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by UN Member States must stop, the…
Veterans reflect on past, present and future of radio at the UN
This year’s World Radio Day marked on Sunday, focuses on the pertinent theme of “Radio…
Halt all retaliation attacks against Indian journalist Rana Ayyub – UN experts
UN-appointed independent rights experts issued a statement on Monday calling on India to end relentless…
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN…
First Person : I don’t want to die in the body of a man
A transgender woman in Haiti has said she does not want to die in a…
The ongoing fight against child marriage and ‘bride kidnapping’ in Kyrgyzstan
Although child marriage and “bride kidnapping” are illegal in Kyrgyzstan, both practices still exist in…
One UN human rights expert’s fight to eliminate ‘conversion therapies’
Some 69 States around the world currently criminalise homosexual relations between consenting adults. This means…
Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’
The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay…
UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations…
Baby formula marketing ‘pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ – UN report
Parents and pregnant women globally are exposed to aggressive marketing for baby formula milk, according…
Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern
The BA.2 virus, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered…
Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General
People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a…
COVID-19: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have…
WHO reveals countries to produce first COVID-busting mRNA vaccines in Africa
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the…
Concern over low vaccination rates as ‘Omicron tidal wave’ floods Eastern Europe, Central Asia
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in Europe on Tuesday called on governments and…
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special…
COVID-19: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week…
55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’ – UNESCO
Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine…