Despite pandemic, UN continues to fight ‘scourge’ of sexual exploitation abuse
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, released his annual update on how the Organization is working to…
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‘Pernicious evil’ of racism pervasive in ‘all regions and all societies’ – UN chief
Much of today’s racism is “deeply entrenched in centuries of colonialism and enslavement”, the UN…
No ‘fix’ to police violence, without tackling scourge in society, says rights chief
The Human Rights Council embarked on a discussion over police violence against people of African…
News in Brief 18 March 2021
Warmer weather is not a reason to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges Natural disasters occurring three times…
UN envoy continues efforts to access Myanmar, amidst increasingly brutal crackdown
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar continues her work towards engaging with officials in the…
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World losing billions annually to age-based prejudice and discrimination: UN report
Negative stereotypes, prejudice and perceptions towards people based on their age, not only leads to…
Rights experts demand Iran release academic ‘nearing death’ in solitary confinement
United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran to immediately release Iranian-Swedish…
Do not use weather as a basis to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges
The UN meteorological agency on Thursday cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset…
News in Brief 17 March 2021
Janssen #COVID19 vaccine given green light by WHO expert advisory board Blood clot fears over vaccines…
Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by UN health agency expert…
South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an…
Fast-track women’s participation in public life ‘for everyone’s benefit’
The UN rights chief said on Tuesday that empowering women and girls to participate fully…
Gender equality means business, Secretary-General chief tells corporate leaders
The UN Secretary-General has urged corporate leaders to achieve gender equality, highlighting the benefits for…
Women must be ‘front and centre’ of pandemic recovery, UN chief says
Women need to be “front and centre” of the pandemic recovery as a matter of…
Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
This week, Syria marks a grim anniversary: 10 years since the start of the country’s…
News in Brief 16 March 2021
Myanmar deaths have soared, warns UN rights office Violence and insecurity prompts $2.7 billion appeal for Nigeria and…
Myanmar: UN human rights office ‘deeply disturbed’ as crackdown continues to intensify
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday it is “deeply disturbed” that the…
Keep mothers, newborns together, new health research says
The UN World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from…
COVID-19 has exposed endemic gender inequality, Guterres tells UN Women’s commission
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls, and the fallout…
News in Brief 15 March 2021
Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’ Bachelet: South Sudan must hold supporters of community militias…
After 10 years of war, ‘heart breaking’ to see suffering of Syrians: senior UN relief official
In an interview with UN News, Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis…
Independent UN expert says ‘tsunami of hate’ targeting minorities must be tackled
Social media has too often been used with “relative impunity” to spread hate, prejudice and…
COVID-19: WHO and European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine
Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the…
Syria: Grim 10-year anniversary of ‘unimaginable violence and indignities’
As the Syrian war reaches its grim decade-long milestone, the UN envoy for the country…
Allies of South Sudan militias must be held accountable: UN human rights report
Military and political officials in South Sudan supporting community-based militias in the Greater Jonglei region,…
Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’, as dozens reported killed over weekend
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has strongly condemned “continuing bloodshed” in the country, as…
‘Lament for Syria’: a teenager’s poetic cry for her homeland
Teenager Amineh Abou Kerech left Syria in 2012, one year into the decade-long conflict which…
First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
A young Syrian woman has told the United Nations how poetry helped her to convey…
‘Guarantee due process’, says UN chief, following Bolivia opposition arrests
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has recalled the importance of upholding due process in all legal…
First Person: Women peacekeepers a ‘powerful image for girls in remote villages’
Deputy Inspector Martina de Maria Sandoval Linares, from El Salvador always wanted to help others….
Latest session of UN women’s commission focuses on equality in public life
Setting a global roadmap for achieving full equality at decision-making tables is among the objectives…
UN agency raises alarm over ‘targeted’ violence against women in Myanmar protests
The United Nations entity dedicated to protection of women’s rights has voiced deep concerns over…
News in Brief 12 March 2021
UN health agency backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid blood clot concerns Nine in 10 Syrian children need help after…
You can’t just walk in and start taking pictures: War photographer on Yemen crisis
War photo-journalist Giles Clarke speaks about his latest trip to Yemen, a country ravaged by six years…
UN chief calls for ‘unconditional release’ of abducted students in Nigeria
The UN chief on Friday, has strongly condemned the latest mass kidnapping of students in…
UN health agency backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid blood clot concerns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood…
Podcast – UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva – DPRK, COVID & war photographer Giles Clarke
In this week’s show, we’re covering the disastrous impact of COVID-19 in DPR Korea (widely known…
News in Brief 11 March 2021
US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden South Sudan ‘home to tens of thousands…
COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA
One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said on…
UN launches ‘Only Together’ campaign to support global vaccine equity call
The United Nations on Thursday launched a new global campaign, Only Together, aiming to advance fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. …
Myanmar crackdown has led to likely crimes against humanity, Human Rights Council told
The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes…
‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one – Guterres
After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of…
US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden
President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the…
Regression on ‘virtually every indicator’ of progress for children: UNICEF
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, progress has gone backward across virtually every key measure…
Unprecedented number of women leaders, but parity still far off
While the number of women heads of State or in government around the world has reached unprecedented levels, the challenge in achieving…
News in Brief 10 March 2021
World Food Programme chief issues urgent plea for peace in Yemen’s ‘hell’ ‘Global Champions’ call for…
COVID contributed to ‘starvation’, executions in DPR Korea, Rights Council hears
Disturbing reports have emerged from North Korea – officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic…
News in Brief 9 March 2021
Polar vortex responsible for Texas freeze and warm Arctic temperatures Philippines killing of activists must be investigated Switzerland…
Endemic violence against women ‘cannot be stopped with a vaccine’ – WHO chief
Over the past decade, violence against women has been “endemic in every country and culture”,…
Philippines: UN rights office appalled over simultaneous killings of ‘red-tagged’ activists
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that it was “appalled” by what…