Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end…
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COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
Marking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human…
Omicron: Don’t panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO
As scientists continue to investigate the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)…
UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the…
ISIL survivors can be assured of international support
Survivors of genocide and other atrocities committed by ISIL fighters in Iraq should rest assured that the international community supports them. …
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Afghanistan’s farming crisis, Omicron travel bans, COVID digital gaps
In this week’s show: drought in Afghanistan to add to farmers’ woes, and how the…
News in Brief 2 December 2021
Guterres rounds on ‘travel apartheid’ of Omicron-linked travel bans Emergency aid needs set to rise…
Disabled and displaced: helping Haiti’s most vulnerable people
Disabled people in Haiti who have been driven from one temporary shelter to another as…
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that…
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by…
‘Bodyright’ campaign launched, to end rise in gender-based violence online
Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings”, the UN’s women’s health agency that works…
170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis
UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the…
Frontline public servants lauded for ‘remarkable acts of service to humankind’
As the world continues to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
Extreme weather ‘record’ likely in Arctic Circle, says UN weather agency WMO
Reports that temperatures in a Russian town in the Arctic Circle likely reached a record…
COVID-19 upends ‘entire generation’ of 600 million South Asian children
Without urgent action, COVID-19 will continue to unravel decades of progress across South Asia, destroying…
COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic: Lacroix
The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative…
WHO reports largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the…
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FROM THE FIELD: Painting the post-pandemic world in Senegal
A group of mural artists in Senegal is painting its vision of how the world…
Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery
Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed…
Devastating South Sudan coronavirus deaths,’a tragedy that can be prevented’, Security Council hears
South Sudan is facing the twin threat of COVID-19 and an uptick in violence that…
Global ban needed on bogus ‘conversion therapy’, argues UN rights expert
“Conversion therapy” is built on the false premise that it can alter the sexual orientation…
Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence
The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism…
COVID-19 intensifies ‘brutal crime’ of sexual violence in conflict
Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is “a brutal crime” that is being exacerbated by the COVID-19…
Hong Kong: Draft law on national security must comply with rights obligations
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that her office was closely…
‘I am my brother’s keeper’, Philonise Floyd tells UN rights body, in impassioned plea for racial justice
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose…
US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert
A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme…
News in Brief 1 December 2021
UN health agency Member States agree to pursue ‘historic’ pandemic treaty Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost,…
Trolls join UN campaign for healthier eating, sustainable living
The colourful characters from the Trolls movie franchise, are encouraging their fans to become food heroes through eating healthier, and reducing food waste. …
‘Unity’ of purpose and action needed: Guterres tells AU-UN Conference
For two decades, the African Union (AU) has been “a gold standard of regional co-operation”,…
Landmark decision to negotiate new accord on pandemics ‘cause for hope’
Agreement by countries to launch a process to develop a new global accord on pandemic prevention and response is cause for…
Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery
Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed…
News in Brief 30 November 2021
COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros calls out ‘blunt’ Omicron measures La Nina cooling effect likely to be…
Battle to end HIV, COVID, demands greater international solidarity
The early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were “plagued by confusion, fear, isolation, and discrimination”…
Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO
“Myths and misconceptions” about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination in the workplace, the International…
UN chief: Global vaccination plan is ‘only way out’ of the pandemic
With more people dying due to COVID-19 this year than in 2020, the UN Secretary-General argued on Tuesday that “the only way out of a…
COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros criticizes ‘blunt’ Omicron measures
The head of the UN health agency has criticized “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by…
News in Brief 29 November 2021
WHO members mull ‘pandemic treaty’ as Omicron cases multiply Status quo for Palestinians is not sufficient: Guterres Coronavirus pandemic could cost global…
Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, impunity ‘almost absolute’
As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes…
World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns
Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the…
Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’
The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the…
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue…
Violations of Palestinian rights puts two-State solution at risk UN chief warns
The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, continues to pose a significant…
Still ‘not clear’ if Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta: WHO
The World Health Organization published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new…
First Person: ‘Disability reminds us that there is no such thing as normal’
Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning disability activist from South Africa, and one of 17 United Nations…
Safeguarding children’s digital lives
Artificial Intelligence systems are being used in an increasingly large range of toys, games and…
Digital Child’s Play: protecting children from the impacts of AI
Artificial intelligence has been used in products targeting children for several years, but legislation protecting…
News in Brief 26 November 2021
Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis leaves 9.4 million in need HIV self-testing needs vastly lacking in Asia, Latin America: Unitaid WHO…
193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
All the Member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted on…
UN expert welcomes India plan to repeal farm laws that sparked deadly protests
A UN human rights expert welcomed India’s decision to repeal three contentious farm laws that sparked a year of nationwide protests which left…
WHO urges caution over travel bans linked to new COVID-19 variant
The UN health agency has urged all countries to adopt a risk-based and scientific approach…