Stop evictions in East Jerusalem neighbourhood immediately, UN rights office urges Israel
The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, called on Israel to immediately halt all…
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UN rights office urges independent probe into police operation in Rio, Brazil
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Madagascar crisis, Africa COVID alert, US lifts vaccine protections, South Sudan schools reopen
In this week’s UN Catch-Up: a veteran aid worker’s take on the distressing scale of…
News in Brief 6 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver in US, hailed by UN chief Maximize vaccines to avoid deadly 3rd…
Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number…
UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis
Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their…
FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child…
News in Brief 5 May 2021
COVID-19 pandemic preparedness hub to open in Berlin to promote transparency, early warning capability 155…
‘Social vaccination’ still critical amid India COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF says
As India confronts a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, with some 300,000 cases a…
WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by…
USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed…
Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness…
South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
Impacts of the deadly new surge in COVID-19 cases across South Asia are unlike anything…
UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives
The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the…
News in Brief 4 May 2021
El Salvador top court dismissals: human rights chief UNHCR urges Europeans to show more solidarity with Mediterranean…
Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road…
Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran
United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release…
UN human rights office urges calm, after bloodshed in Colombian city of Cali
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence…
UN has ‘all hands on deck’ across India to help save lives amid deadly COVID surge
The United Nations has deployed all the personnel and resources at its disposal to help…
News in Brief 3 May 2021
E-commerce’s dramatic rise fuelled by COVID-19 restrictions: UNCTAD Press freedom ‘a cornerstone of democracy’ says UN…
Press freedom signifies a ‘healthy political society’: exiled Myanmar journalist
Press freedom should be seen as the “by-product of healthy political society”, according to an…
UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations…
Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on…
Press ‘a cornerstone’ of democratic societies, UN says on World Day
The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to…
Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi
Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire…
COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The roll-out of vaccinations to prevent COVID-19 infections rising in the Maldives is a good…
News in Brief 30 April 2021
Southern Madagascar on ‘periphery’ of famine: WFP Top UN Middle East official calls for new…
Feeling kind of blue? Holocaust survivor lifts lockdown spirits through jazz
An 89-year-old pianist who escaped the Holocaust in Nazi Germany almost eight decades ago, has…
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Decades of health gains at risk in Brazil due to COVID-19
Although COVID-19 cases are declining in Brazil, the pandemic is putting decades of public health…
Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters
The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security…
Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date
After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22 May, a…
Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report
Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public…
Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic policies
The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must…
UK’s 85% family planning aid cut will be devastating for women and girls says UNFPA, while UNAIDS also ‘deeply regrets’ cuts
The United Kingdom’s intention to cut 85 per cent of its contribution to a flagship…
UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – Cyprus talks, shipwrecks, Central African Republic alert, UNFPA funding cuts
UN Catch-Up takes us from talks over the divided eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, to…
News in Brief 29 April 2021
I’ll fight for every Cypriot, says UN chief, as informal talks end UNFPA regret over…
Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains present’
Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living…
Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance
An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in…
Increased cancer risk for petroleum industry workers and people living near plants: New UN study
People working in the petroleum industry or living near petroleum facilities are at increased risk…
First Person: Panic as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ hits India
A UN staff member in India has described the huge upsurge in COVID-19 infections in…
More uniformed women in peace operations, ‘key priority’
Increasing the participation of uniformed women in peace operations is a “key priority” for the…
News in Brief 28 April 2021
More than 370,000 children in Central African Republic displaced: UNICEF UN rights experts urge Nigeria to…
Pandemic cannot become a ‘media extinction event’: UN Secretary-General
The financial decline of many public interest media organizations worldwide has been among the dangerous…
UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge
The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19…
COVID-19 cases rise for ninth consecutive week, variants continue spreading
COVID-19 infections have increased for the ninth consecutive week globally while variants continue their spread, the UN health agency has confirmed. Read Original…
Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and…
News in Brief 27 April 2021
UN chief ‘realistic’ about Cyprus informal talks in Geneva Key workers need more protections in…
COVID-driven ‘media extinction’: Public service journalism struggling to survive
Media which serves the public interest, not only provides vital information communities need to take…
Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work
The numbers of home workers around the world have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Key workers need greater protections amidst COVID fight, new ILO report warns
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the workplace dangers faced by key workers who need far…