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Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wrack...

9 months ago 205

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emerge...

9 months ago 184

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serious rights violations, argue UN experts

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to C...

9 months ago 203

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 vaccines shows its relevance, says President

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 v...

9 months ago 198

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoo...

9 months ago 173

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe...

9 months ago 173

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Right...

9 months ago 165

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple i...

9 months ago 172

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing...

9 months ago 170

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry peop...

9 months ago 192

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yemen

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 s...

9 months ago 167

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive Iran nuclear deal

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive ...

9 months ago 165

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

9 months ago 170

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: General Assembly President

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: ...

9 months ago 173

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief w...

9 months ago 201

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to ...

9 months ago 163

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic h...

9 months ago 166

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this...

9 months ago 162

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others li...

9 months ago 157

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving jus...

9 months ago 161

Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their lives’

Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their liv...

9 months ago 168

UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of CAR allegations

UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of...

9 months ago 145

New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘unacceptable imbalance’ in survival rates

New platform for childhood cancer medicines counte...

9 months ago 168

Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’

Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive...

9 months ago 159

UNFPA: $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings

UNFPA: $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reprod...

9 months ago 148

Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 mill...

9 months ago 157

More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

More than half a billion pushed into extreme pover...

9 months ago 167

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

9 months ago 175

Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo:...

9 months ago 167

Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our summits clean’, declares veteran climber

Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our s...

9 months ago 166

UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya

UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of as...

9 months ago 168

Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression

Rights experts appeal for greater civil society pr...

9 months ago 158

It’s not enough to be non-racist, we need to be anti-racist

It’s not enough to be non-racist, we need to be an...

9 months ago 156

Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree ‘controlled’ migration plan

Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urge...

9 months ago 151

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unpreced...

9 months ago 154

COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine

COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or tw...

9 months ago 160

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacement in Cameroon

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacemen...

9 months ago 153

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, restore equality

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, ...

9 months ago 161

Afghanistan: Political affairs chief has ‘frank and useful exchanges’ with the Taliban

Afghanistan: Political affairs chief has ‘frank an...

9 months ago 153

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’: UN chief

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’:...

9 months ago 163

‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns

‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres wa...

9 months ago 150

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time high’

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time ...

9 months ago 168

Vaccine hoarding will prolong COVID warns WHO, as agency mulls early Omicron data

Vaccine hoarding will prolong COVID warns WHO, as ...

9 months ago 157

Land and water ecosystems, ‘stressed to a critical point’

Land and water ecosystems, ‘stressed to a critical...

9 months ago 155

$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants

$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees a...

9 months ago 158

Illegal bets add up to 1.7 trillion dollars each year: new UN report

Illegal bets add up to 1.7 trillion dollars each y...

9 months ago 170

COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history

COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UN...

9 months ago 158

UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investigation

UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief ...

9 months ago 166

Seven UN peacekeepers killed in latest Mali attack

Seven UN peacekeepers killed in latest Mali attack...

9 months ago 159

UN hails ‘strong political support’ to boost peacekeepers in the field

UN hails ‘strong political support’ to boost peace...

9 months ago 156