WHO asks for commitments on maternal and newborn health
Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of…
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly…
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate
The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for…
News in Brief 16 September 2021
World at ‘tipping point’ for action on emissions and climate change Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights…
77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: #ReopenSchools, urges UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID…
Bachelet calls for major re-think over impact of sanctions on human rights
Unilateral and coercive sanctions imposed by governments can create severe and undue suffering for innocent…
Venezuela’s justice system aiding repression of opposition: Rights probe
The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that…
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of…
Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record
The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against…
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News in Brief 15 September 2021
Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years UN deputy chief condemns Mogadishu…
Urgent action needed over artificial intelligence risks to human rights
States should place moratoriums on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems until…
News in Brief 14 September 2021
First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks ‘turning point’: WFP After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics…
After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics still threaten civilians
The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting…
Only 2% of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World…
Gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN’s gender equality…
News in Brief 13 September 2021
Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN’s Guterres Bachelet warns of deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan Nuclear…
Multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations…
PODCAST: Sowing seeds of solidarity, after the Tree of Life Synagogue killings
Kaylee Werner was a teenager when a gunman attacked the Tree of Life Synagogue in…
In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation, and peaceful elections
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her…
An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face anti-Asian hate
The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the…
FIRST PERSON: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia
Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human…
Concrete commitments needed to aid Afghan people, declares UN relief chief
With half of Afghanistan’s children under five at risk of severe malnutrition and two-thirds of…
First Person: A refuge from COVID misinformation
The COVID-19 inoculation is “just like any other vaccine” a UN Women staff member is telling…
News in Brief 10 September 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban violence against protesters increasing, warns OHCHR Hungry Afghans resort to extreme coping strategies…
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office…
Human Rights abuses intensifying in eastern DR Congo – UNHCR
An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed…
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, UN rights office warns
Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past…
News in Brief 9 September 2021
– IAEA and Japan agree on Fukushima nuclear plant timeline – ‘Attacks on schools must…
Protecting education, means ‘we protect the future’: UN chief
The global community needs to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop”, the UN chief urged a virtual event on…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Afghanistan, DR Congo, Tigray and Yemen
In this week’s show, aid to Afghanistan in the international spotlight, a deadly bacterial meningitis…
News in Brief 8 September 2021
Afghanistan suffering, ‘unimaginable’ says UN chief Yemen: climate of fear has worsened, all sides to blame…
COVID-19: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries
While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a…
Make mental health a priority across the board, UN chief urges
Mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes across…
Yemen: ‘Climate of fear’ grows, all sides to blame, say rights experts
There has been no let-up in more than six years of conflict in Yemen, as…
Meningitis outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo: WHO
A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
News in Brief 7 September 2021
Afghanistan: dire needs could worsen, basic services collapsing Conflict in Tigray now creating dire needs…
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COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts
Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the…
News in Brief 6 September 2021
UN chief to lead call for Afghanistan humanitarian appeal Australia must drop coal ‘or see climate change cause economic havoc’: UN adviser Conservation rights defenders killed…
WHO to G20 Health Ministers: Meet COVID-19 pledges, support regional vaccine manufacturing
Despite hopes that by now the pandemic would be under control, the head of the…
News in Brief 3 September 2021
Afghanistan: ‘major’ crisis looming, UNHCR warns Clean air improvements from COVID lockdowns confirmed: WMO Iran…
Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence…
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children
A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Afghanistan update, global dementia alert, COVID in Africa
In this week’s show, an appeal for Afghanistan’s neighbours to keep their borders open after the…
News in Brief 2 September 2021
Africa set to miss key COVID-19 vaccination goal: WHO Tigray aid situation worsening, UN humanitarians warn Dementia ‘not inevitable’ says…
UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’
The UN human rights office called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan…
Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises
With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by…
COVID-19: Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end
Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its…
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to…
News in Brief 1 September 2021
Mu COVID-19 variant tracking latest: WHO ILO: More than 4 billion people still lack social…
Producing COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America will ease shortages, protect more people
A new platform launched on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will ease…