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- Category: Africa
- Tanzania helpline calls time on child marriage and abuse
- UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan
- Security Council denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
- Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector – FAO chief
- ‘I am alive, but I feel like I am dead’: a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children
- Former LRA leader, ex-child soldier, sentenced to 25 years in prison
- FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
- Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
- Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, as UN agencies call for urgent action
- UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia
- Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi
- Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters
- Ethiopia: ‘Unpredictable security’ in Tigray, hindering aid delivery
- Madagascar edges toward famine, UN food agency appeals for assistance
- 370,000 children displaced in Central African Republic; highest level since 2014
- Somalia: UN condemns violence, warns against escalation of fighting
- Despite pandemic, UN mission in Abyei continues to provide vital assistance
- DR Congo: ‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in Ituri province
- Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says UN migration agency
- UN and partners welcome progress in Libya
- UN chief deeply saddened by death of Chadian President Idriss Déby
- ‘No end’ to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UNICEF
- Thousands flee fresh clashes in Central African Republic: UN agency
- Surviving a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a Lesotho convent
- Soaring food prices, conflicts driving hunger, rise across West and Central Africa: WFP
- New UN-backed framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations
- ‘Large, likely long-lasting’ crisis looms over Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, UNICEF warns
- Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
- Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
- Great Lakes Region ‘on the right track’ to tackling political and other challenges
- Somalia: ‘Prioritise the national interest’ international partners urge, as political stalemate continues
- UN rights office urges protection, investigation, after latest clashes in West Darfur
- Humanitarian catastrophe in northern Mozambique ‘beyond epic proportions’
- Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
- Ethiopia: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’
- Sudan: Fighting in West Darfur triggers rising death toll
- ‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa: UN chief
- ‘Political, security, human rights and humanitarian challenges’ plague Mali
- Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing
- First Person: A diabetes fighter in Eswatini pours all her efforts into beating COVID-19
- Four peacekeepers killed in complex attack on UN base in Mali
- Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports
- UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack
- Central African Republic: Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with UN peacekeepers
- New mission chief points to opportunities ahead of 2023 election in DR Congo
- UN investigation concludes French military airstrike killed Mali civilians
- Deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees ‘scattered’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray
- First Person: ‘No daughter of mine will be cut’
- Probe announced into alleged Tigray rights violations: UN rights office
- Libya: UN envoy hails new national government after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
- UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country
- Mozambique: Cabo Delgado displacement could reach 1 million, UN officials warn
- Face of Sudan’s democratic transition ‘is female and it is young’, says UN agency chief
- UNICEF condemns ‘horrific killings’ of civilians in Niger
- Libya arms embargo ‘totally ineffective’: UN expert panel
- South Sudanese ‘one step away from famine’, as UN launches humanitarian response plan
- Allies of South Sudan militias must be held accountable: UN human rights report
- FROM THE FIELD: Solar power lights up Sudanese refugee camp
- First Person: Women peacekeepers a ‘powerful image for girls in remote villages’
- Urgent funding needed for Mozambique, facing ‘triple threat’ of climate change, conflict and COVID-19
- Tropical Cyclone Idai affects 1.5 million across Mozambique and Malawi, as UN ramps up response
- FROM THE FIELD: Avoiding unintended pregnancies in cash-strapped Malawi
- UN chief calls for ‘unconditional release’ of abducted students in Nigeria
- Poor seasonal rains threatening ‘foundations’ of tens of thousands of Somali livelihoods
- Inclusive political process key to Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears
- First Person: ‘If I die fighting for justice, I will not have regrets’
- Woman army officer in forefront COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone
- ‘They all died on the same day’: a Benin doctor on her fight against COVID-19
- 1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO
- Amidst ‘conflict, blanket denials and finger-pointing’, UN rights chief calls for probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray
- 20 die after human traffickers force migrants into sea en route to Yemen
- ‘Historic moment’ as COVID-19 vaccines touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda
- South Sudan’s transition from conflict to recovery ‘inching forward’ – UN envoy
- Nigeria: Traumatized, abducted schoolchildren need rehabilitation – independent rights experts
- UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa
- Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast
- FROM THE FIELD: Adapting to survive and thrive in Ghana
- Côte d’Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment, in further boost for Africa
- Condemnation over new attack on Nigeria school, ‘more than 300’ girls missing
- South Sudan: UN agencies support nationwide polio vaccination campaign
- Central African Republic ‘very volatile’, despite important progress – UN peacekeeping chief
- Ghana receives first historic shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations from international COVAX facility
- UN to review deadly convoy attack in DR Congo which led to Italian Ambassador’s death
- Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears
- Three killed in attack on UN World Food Programme convoy in DR Congo
- FROM THE FIELD: The goats helping Zambians to reach economic independence
- ‘Exercise restraint and calm’, UN chief urges after violent outbreak in Somalia
- Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
- DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk, UNICEF warns
- UN chief condemns attack on school in Nigeria
- ‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO
- UN, African Union urge Somali leaders to resume talks to overcome political impasse
- FROM THE FIELD: Life after conflict in the Central African Republic
- Burundi: UN refugee agency appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support
- Rapid scale up crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Joint UN-Government mission
- Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres
- Libya: ‘Historic moment’ as UN-led forum selects new interim leadership
- Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
- Dispatch of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa expected to start in February: WHO
- FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as 9-year-old child soldier
- Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda – ICC
- Human rights: Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity
- UN independent experts call for ‘justice, accountability and reparation to victims’ in Sudan
- South Sudan: UN rights commission welcomes ‘first steps’ towards transitional justice institutions
- Libya vote offers renewal and reconciliation chance, says veteran UN negotiator
- UN envoy condemns terrorist attack on hotel in Somalia
- Central African Republic: 200,000 displaced in less than two months
- ‘Rejuvenation of Libyan patriotism’ deserves full Security Council support, says UN mission chief
- FROM THE FIELD: The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
- Sudan: 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur
- COVID ‘vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk: WHO
- Central African Republic: UN mission chief appeals for more peacekeepers
- UN calls for resumption of Mediterranean rescues, after 43 die in Libya shipwreck
- Category: Americas
- Rights experts call for probe into violent crackdown on Colombia protests
- Brazil: UN rights office urges independent probe into deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro
- Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
- USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
- UN human rights office urges calm, after bloodshed in Colombian city of Cali
- Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection
- UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case
- USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts
- UNICEF reports sharp rise in migrant children in Mexico
- La Soufrière volcano: UN launches $29 million appeal to support stricken island of Saint Vincent
- World Food Programme reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela
- UN stands in deep solidarity with Saint Vincent after devastating volcanic eruptions
- UN to launch funding appeal for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following volcano eruption
- UN experts urge US to align anti-terrorism programme with international law
- Volcanic eruption leaves ‘entire population’ of Saint Vincent without clean water
- Guterres calls on US to lead global vaccination plan effort, climate action, welcoming Blinken to Headquarters
- FROM THE FIELD: Costa Rica communities fight duel COVID and climate threat
- ‘Guarantee due process’, says UN chief, following Bolivia opposition arrests
- UN rights experts call for US to address ongoing violations at ‘Kafkaesque’ Guantánamo military prison
- Haiti needs ‘democratic renewal’ top UN representative tells Security Council
- First Person: The Colombian youth fighting for digital education for all
- UN hails ‘day of hope’ as US officially rejoins Paris climate accord
- Probes on extrajudicial killings, ‘important step’ in fighting impunity in Colombia – UN rights office
- Environmental racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’, must end, say UN human rights experts
- USA: Rights experts call for reforms to end police brutality, systemic racism
- UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
- Climate crisis and economic shocks leave millions food insecure across Central America
- UN rights experts call for US to address ongoing violations at ‘Kafkaesque’ Guantánamo military prison
- Haiti needs ‘democratic renewal’ top UN representative tells Security Council
- First Person: The Colombian youth fighting for digital education for all
- UN hails ‘day of hope’ as US officially rejoins Paris climate accord
- Probes on extrajudicial killings, ‘important step’ in fighting impunity in Colombia – UN rights office
- UN human rights office alarmed by ‘attacks’ on judicial independence in Haiti
- Stop criminalizing civil society, UN rights experts urge Venezuelan authorities
- Independent UN rights expert calls for unilateral sanctions to be dropped against Venezuela
- UN chief welcomes Colombia’s ‘act of solidarity’ with 1.7 million Venezuelans
- Guterres welcomes US decision to re-engage with the Human Rights Council
- FROM THE FIELD: Sharing migration stories across generations in Central America
- US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
- US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
- Nicaragua : Amidst ‘socio-political and human rights crisis’, independent expert condemns environmental defender’s death
- Guterres welcomes US decision to restore funding to UNFPA
- Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health
- Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO
- Secretary-General welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
- Colombia: Criminal elements use violence and intimidation to ‘stamp out’ leaders’ voices
- Spectre of unrest, violent repression looming over Haiti, warns UN rights office
- Violent attempt at US Capitol to ‘overturn’ election, shocking and incendiary: independent UN experts
- Peru: UN rights office decries excessive use of force in November protests
- Close ‘disgraceful’ Guantánamo camp – UN experts urge incoming US administration
- Top UN officials saddened at mob violence during US Capitol breach; Bachelet decries ‘incitement’ by political leaders
- Category: Asia Pacific
- Afghanistan: Top UN officials strongly condemn ‘heinous’ attack on girls school
- Myanmar: UN rights experts urge business ‘to take a stand’ against military junta
- Myanmar coup: ‘No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown on all fronts
- What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?
- What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?
- What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?
- WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
- India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund
- ‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert
- Myanmar: Attacks on healthcare jeopardizing COVID-19 response, UN team says
- South Asia: ‘Real possibility’ health systems will be strained to a breaking point, UNICEF warns
- Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran
- UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan
- COVID-19 ‘vaccine equity in action’ in the Maldives: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- Myanmar approaching point of economic collapse: UN report
- First Person: Panic as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ hits India
- UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge
- Renewed clashes displace thousands in Myanmar, UN reports
- Right to freedom of expression in Myanmar must be guaranteed, UN expert urges military coup leader
- Nepal: New appointments ‘undermine independence’ of rights oversight body, UN experts warn
- Prioritize people and planet, UN chief urges Asian and Pacific nations
- First Person: Rohingya refugees traumatized again, after devastating camp fire
- Seeing health ‘opportunities’ in post-pandemic Papua New Guinea: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- Food aid operation begins to reach two million affected by Myanmar crisis
- UN chief highlights key role of Asian regional bloc in ending Myanmar crisis
- MYANMAR CRISIS: Stand with the people and protect them, urges UN rights expert
- INTERVIEW: Myanmar military increasing efforts to keep truth from getting out, UN expert says
- Japan: UN experts ‘deeply disappointed’ by decision to discharge Fukushima water
- UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month
- UN atomic energy agency to work with Japan on Fukushima water disposal
- Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns
- Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia
- Myanmar violence ‘must cease immediately’: UN agencies
- FROM THE FIELD: providing hope for those living with HIV in Yemen
- The more you learn, the more you earn: education and poverty alleviation in Thailand
- Clashes in Myanmar displace thousands, UN humanitarian office reports
- Timor-Leste: UN agencies support response in wake of deadly floods
- First Person: The Afghan woman putting her life at risk to rid her home of mines
- Stop ‘widespread violence’ against children in Myanmar, UN officials urge
- Protect all those fleeing Myanmar, UN offices urge regional countries
- Myanmar: ‘Significant action’ needed by Security Council to prevent ‘bloodbath’
- Indonesia: UN experts denounce mega tourism project that ‘tramples on human rights’
- UN agencies ramp up response for Rohingya refugees in wake of ‘unprecedented’ fire
- Rights experts concerned about alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs in China
- Myanmar: Top UN officials condemn military’s ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on peaceful protesters
- India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID
- Myanmar: UN chief condemns killing of civilians during brutal crackdown on protestors
- FROM THE FIELD: Preparing for disaster in Nepal
- Motherhood on the brink in Yemen
- Myanmar army putting country’s future at risk, UN Special Envoy warns
- Myanmar: UN expert calls for emergency summit, warns conditions ‘likely to get much worse’
- Sharing the story of China’s development miracle: a UN Resident Coordinator’s blog
- Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar, as Guterres condemns continuing brutality
- UN emergency fund allocates $14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by massive fire
- Human Rights Council strengthens rights office probe into Sri Lanka’s long civil war
- Amidst ‘heightened intensity’ actions toward peace must be ‘in the best interests’ of Afghans
- ‘Seize the moment’ to recover and rebuild better, UN deputy chief urges Asia-Pacific nations
- UN teams assisting tens of thousands of refugees, after massive fire rips through camp in Bangladesh
- Exploited and marginalized, Bangladeshi tea workers speak up for their rights
- Learning from China’s economic example: a UN Resident Coordinator’s blog
- Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar: UNICEF
- UN envoy continues efforts to access Myanmar, amidst increasingly brutal crackdown
- Rights experts demand Iran release academic ‘nearing death’ in solitary confinement
- Secretary-General appoints Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan
- South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
- UN agency raises alarm over rising food and fuel prices in Myanmar
- Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’, as dozens reported killed over weekend
- UN agency raises alarm over ‘targeted’ violence against women in Myanmar protests
- Myanmar crackdown has led to likely crimes against humanity, Human Rights Council told
- Myanmar: UN Security Council strongly condemns violence against protesters
- Disaster preparedness is key, 10 years on from Japan quake and tsunami: UN
- COVID contributed to ‘starvation’, executions in DPR Korea, Rights Council hears
- Asia-Pacific: UN forum highlights central role of migrants in world’s most populous region
- Myanmar: UN condemns escalating violence in deadliest day of protests so far
- Myanmar Ambassador to UN denounces military coup, as envoy warns democratic processes have been ‘pushed aside’
- Philippines: UN rights office appalled over simultaneous killings of ‘red-tagged’ activists
- Myanmar: UN calls for safe release of trapped protesters in Yangon
- Hopes for UN Security Council action against Myanmar military coup ‘waning’ fast, warns Special Envoy
- UN rights expert calls for ‘urgent and decisive’ action to support people of Myanmar
- Stop murdering and jailing protestors, UN human rights chief tells Myanmar military
- ‘Stability of the region’ hangs on Myanmar, declares UN Special Envoy
- INTERVIEW: The women activists aiming to make history in Vanuatuan politics
- Bangladesh: UN rights chief urges transparent probe into writer’s death, review of law under which he was charged
- Myanmar: UN rights office condemns escalating violence in deadliest day of protests so far
- UN envoy: Democratic processes ‘pushed aside’ in Myanmar, as Ambassador denounces coup
- Relief programmes hit by ongoing crisis in Myanmar, UN humanitarian office says
- UN independent experts ‘appalled’ by deportation of migrants to Myanmar, in defiance of court order
- Myanmar: Stop harassment of workers, UN agency urges military
- Experts accuse Iran of rights violations in shooting down Ukraine airlines flight
- ‘Disturbing spike’ in Afghan civilian casualties after peace talks began: UN report
- ‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
- Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
- Nuclear energy agency reaches temporary inspection solution with Iran
- Secretary-General condemns deadly violence against protestors in Myanmar
- FROM THE FIELD: The Indian women weaving a digital web
- Lifeline for vulnerable Cambodians as poverty doubles during COVID-19 pandemic
- Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights – UN independent experts
- Myanmar crisis: ‘Terrified’ UN rights expert sounds alarm ahead of expected protests
- Myanmar: ‘World is watching’, UN Special Envoy urges military to refrain from violence
- Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency
- Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
- India: UN rights office urges ‘maximum restraint’ in ongoing protests
- Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
- Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
- Security Council calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi, pledging ‘continued support’ for Myanmar’s democratic transition
- Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of Baloch minority prisoner
- First Person: Digging for victory in the Philippines
- Security Council unity ‘crucial’ to support democracy in Myanmar
- DPR Korea: Impunity prevails in prisons, amid potential ‘crimes against humanity’ – Bachelet
- Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar, UN rights chief warns
- Arrests, military control ‘a serious blow’ to democratic reforms in Myanmar: UN chief
- FROM THE FIELD: COVID crisis creates new wave of self-reliance for Tonga
- Myanmar: UN chief following developments ‘with great concern’
- FROM THE FIELD: The Myanmar child workers risking their lives for stones
- UN agencies supporting mammoth India COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia: Dozens killed, hundreds injured
- Humanitarians seek $1.3 billion to help millions in war-weary Afghanistan
- FROM THE FIELD: Laos villages transformed by solar power
- Viet Nam: UN rights office denounces ‘increasing clampdown’ on freedom of expression
- Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activists
- First Person: Vietnamese man finds ‘true voice’ in gay community
- Category: Climate Change
- Category: Culture and Education
- Category: Economic Development
- Category: Europe
- Category: Health
- Category: Human Rights
- ‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
- FROM THE FIELD: Focusing a lens on courage, despair and hope
- Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
- Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
- UN human rights office alarmed by ‘attacks’ on judicial independence in Haiti
- Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights – UN independent experts
- ‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
- Stop criminalizing civil society, UN rights experts urge Venezuelan authorities
- Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
- Living and loving with HIV: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- India: UN rights office urges ‘maximum restraint’ in ongoing protests
- FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 increasing risk of female genital mutilation
- Senior officials call on Israel to halt West Bank demolitions and respect international law
- Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
- ‘Voices of resistance, resilience and courage’ – UN News podcast bears witness to lives beyond the Holocaust
- US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
- Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
- FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as 9-year-old child soldier
- Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of Baloch minority prisoner
- Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
- Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
- Nicaragua : Amidst ‘socio-political and human rights crisis’, independent expert condemns environmental defender’s death
- ‘Imminent’ Iran execution must be halted, urges UN human rights office
- Gamba ‘deeply concerned’ over COVID impact on children caught in conflict
- Central African Republic: Rights expert welcomes transfer of war crimes suspect to ICC
- Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
- UN chief calls for urgent action against neo-Nazis in Holocaust remembrance message
- UN rights experts urge Israel to respect international obligations
- Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop – UN rights experts
- Shining a light on sexually exploited women and girls forced into crime
- Category: Humanitarian Aid
- DR Congo: Lives and futures of three million children at risk, UNICEF warns
- Five million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’– UN relief coordinator tells Security Council
- Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
- ‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO
- New guidelines put youth at the forefront of humanitarian response
- Burundi: UN refugee agency appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support
- ‘We had to run for our lives’: The pregnant women fleeing Tigray
- Yemen: ‘Toxic mix’ imperils lives of under-fives with acute malnutrition
- Ethiopia: ‘Incomplete but troubling picture’ reveals impact of Tigray crisis on children
- Without ‘constructive international diplomacy’ Syria’s peace process will not move forward
- Rapid scale up crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Joint UN-Government mission
- FROM THE FIELD: Sharing migration stories across generations in Central America
- FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
- Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
- Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
- Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres
- Syria floods: Humanitarians working ‘round the clock’ to provide urgent relief
- Escalating hostilities in Yemen’s Hudaydah put thousands of civilians at risk
- Tigray’s children in crisis and beyond reach, after months of conflict: UNICEF
- Tens of thousands in northwest Syria lose shelter after floods inundate camps
- Guterres calls for ‘renewed approach to multilateralism’, through new peacebuilding appeal
- Mozambique: UN responds as thousands are caught in the wake of devastating Cyclone Eloise
- Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
- Decade of conflict triggering ‘slow tsunami’ across Syria, Security Council hears
- ‘Complex’ emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies
- East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’
- ‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns
- Category: Law and Crime Prevention
- Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears
- Probes on extrajudicial killings, ‘important step’ in fighting impunity in Colombia – UN rights office
- Stop criminalizing civil society, UN rights experts urge Venezuelan authorities
- Make ‘every effort’ to save COVID-19 response from corruption, UN Assembly President urges
- FROM THE FIELD: Life after conflict in the Central African Republic
- British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
- New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine – Independent UN expert
- Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
- DPR Korea: Impunity prevails in prisons, amid potential ‘crimes against humanity’ – Bachelet
- Libya vote offers renewal and reconciliation chance, says veteran UN negotiator
- Senior panel probing violations in Syria, examining new measures to safeguard humanitarians
- Israel: ‘Halt and reverse’ new settlement construction – UN chief
- US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
- Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda, a ‘significant milestone’ – Guterres
- COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking, UN agency says
- Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’
- West Africa: Democracy ‘a constant process’ top UN official tells Security Council
- Argentina: ‘Ground-breaking’ new abortion law crucial to ending gender discrimination – UN experts
- US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’ – UN experts
- Lebanon: UN chief welcomes murder conviction for 1980 blue helmet killings
- Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards ‘contributes to impunity’ says UN rights office
- Category: Middle East
- Children bearing brunt of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians: UNICEF
- UN Human Rights chief appeals for de-escalation in Israel-Palestine crisis
- Civilian casualties climb, as UN chief calls on all parties to ‘immediately cease’ fighting in Gaza and Israel
- First Person: ‘God save us from famine’
- De-escalation ‘an absolute must’ in Israel-Palestine conflict: Guterres
- Iraq: New UN report shines light on ‘deeply worrying’ pattern of restrictions in Kurdistan
- More violence ‘last thing Yemen needs’, peace ‘only way’ to resolve crises
- Tensions could escalate to ‘full-scale war’, UN Middle East envoy warns
- Credible elections can help propel Iraq towards ‘safe and prosperous future’
- ISIL crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide, UN investigation team finds
- Middle East Envoys express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence
- Kabul school bombing condemned by senior UN officials
- Stop evictions in East Jerusalem neighbourhood immediately, UN rights office urges Israel
- Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date
- Revived peace process, lasting calm, and a new constitution needed in Syria
- Iraq: UN representative calls for ‘stronger protection measures’ after fatal fire in COVID hospital
- Elections could pave way to Palestinian unity, advance peace: UN envoy
- Syria receives first COVID-19 vaccines, for most vulnerable
- New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
- Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa
- UN envoy highlights diplomatic unity, as key to help end Yemen war
- Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex
- Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts
- UNRWA chief reports on despair and hope among Palestinians, as US announces $150 million in aid
- Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee
- Yemen: Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines a ‘gamechanger’
- Ending Syria’s war is our collective responsibility, UN chief tells donor conference
- Syria’s decade of ‘death, destruction, displacement, disease, dread and despair’
- ‘No respite’ for civilians in Syria, UN officials urge international support
- UN envoy calls for more support to aid Palestinian COVID-19 response
- Guterres welcomes Saudi peace initiative to end fighting in Yemen
- FROM THE FIELD: Syrian photographers find hope despite 10 years of civil war
- First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
- FROM THE FIELD: Syria statistics tell tragic tale of decade-long conflict
- Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
- Ten years on, Syrian crisis ‘remains a living nightmare’: UN Secretary-General
- Eight children killed this month, as fighting intensifies in Yemen: UNICEF
- First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
- FROM THE FIELD: Syria statistics tell tragic tale of decade-long conflict
- Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
- Ten years on, Syrian crisis ‘remains a living nightmare’: UN Secretary-General
- ‘Hell’ in Yemen, with millions ‘knocking on the door of famine’ WFP’s Beasley warns
- ‘Yemen can’t wait’, UN and partners warn in seeking $3.85 billion for humanitarian response
- UN envoy warns of ‘dramatic’ deterioration in Yemen conflict
- Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls
- Syria: Grim 10-year anniversary of ‘unimaginable violence and indignities’
- FROM THE FIELD: Syrian photographers find hope despite 10 years of civil war
- First Person: Poetry and the pain of loss and leaving; a voice from Syria
- FROM THE FIELD: Syria statistics tell tragic tale of decade-long conflict
- Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years – UNICEF
- Saudi Arabia commutes three death sentences, UN experts call for charges to be dropped
- Ten years on, Syrian crisis ‘remains a living nightmare’: UN Secretary-General
- ‘Hell’ in Yemen, with millions ‘knocking on the door of famine’ WFP’s Beasley warns
- 20 die after human traffickers force migrants into sea en route to Yemen
- Yemen: UN migration agency calls for urgent humanitarian access after ‘horrific’ fire
- In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance and humanity’s resilience
- Pope’s visit to Iraq, ‘a symbol of hope’: UN agency
- ‘Limited’ progress in closing Syria chemical weapons file, UN Disarmament Chief tells Security Council
- ICC Prosecutor opens probe into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine
- Saudi Arabia commutes three death sentences, UN experts urge charges be dropped
- Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village
- Yemen pledging conference: Severity of suffering ‘impossible to overstate’ says Guterres
- Fate still unclear of ‘tens of thousands’ of civilian detainees in Syria
- Yemen: UN ceasefire monitoring mission condemns attack on civilians in Hudaydah
- Palestinian elections raise hopes for two-State solution, Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council
- In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the price
- Syria: Economic decline, rising hunger and surging humanitarian needs
- FROM THE FIELD: Millions of Yemenis facing ‘death sentence’
- Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
- Five million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’– UN relief coordinator tells Security Council
- ‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
- Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
- Transparency must rule Iraqi elections, ‘loyalties cannot be for sale’, Security Council hears
- Yemen: ‘Toxic mix’ imperils lives of under-fives with acute malnutrition
- Without ‘constructive international diplomacy’ Syria’s peace process will not move forward
- New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine – Independent UN expert
- ‘Unknown number’ of foreign nationals have died in squalid Syrian camps, say rights experts
- US decision will provide ‘profound relief’ to millions in war-torn Yemen: UN spokesperson
- Syria floods: Humanitarians working ‘round the clock’ to provide urgent relief
- Tens of thousands in northwest Syria lose shelter after floods inundate camps
- Senior officials call on Israel to halt West Bank demolitions and respect international law
- UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
- Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
- End impunity for use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN disarmament chief urges Security Council
- The decision to designate the Houthis (Ansar Allah) a foreign terrorist organization, and how it’s impacting the United Nations
- Children among dead following bomb attacks in northern Syria
- ‘We can’t continue like this’: UN envoy’s grim assessment of Syria peace process
- UN ready to support Palestinian elections, new envoy tells Security Council
- Iraq: UN chief condemns ‘horrific’ double suicide bombing at Baghdad market
- Senior panel probing violations in Syria, examining new measures to safeguard humanitarians
- Israel: ‘Halt and reverse’ new settlement construction – UN chief
- First Person: Cheese proves key to survival for Syrian refugee family amid pandemic
- Israel: Ensure equal COVID-19 vaccine access to Palestinians – UN Independent experts
- UN officials fear US terrorist designation will hasten famine in Yemen
- Category: Migrants and Refugees
- Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
- Burundi: UN refugee agency appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support
- Transparency must rule Iraqi elections, ‘loyalties cannot be for sale’, Security Council hears
- Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency
- Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency
- Migrating online: The digital tools preparing refugees and migrants with an economic lifeline
- UN chief welcomes Colombia’s ‘act of solidarity’ with 1.7 million Venezuelans
- FROM THE FIELD: Sharing migration stories across generations in Central America
- US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
- Asylum seekers subject to systematic pushbacks at Europe’s borders, says UNHCR
- Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
- Mali in transition: UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political and security developments
- Peacekeepers under attack again in Mali, as one Egyptian blue helmet dies, another seriously injured
- Sudan: 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur
- UN calls for resumption of Mediterranean rescues, after 43 die in Libya shipwreck
- First Person: Cheese proves key to survival for Syrian refugee family amid pandemic
- UN welcomes Biden administration commitment to refugee protection
- Pandemic curbs trend towards ever-increasing migration
- Central African Republic: Displacement reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
- UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
- Category: Peace and Security
- Three killed in attack on UN World Food Programme convoy in DR Congo
- Nuclear energy agency reaches temporary inspection solution with Iran
- Secretary-General condemns deadly violence against protestors in Myanmar
- ‘Exercise restraint and calm’, UN chief urges after violent outbreak in Somalia
- Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
- Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
- Five million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’– UN relief coordinator tells Security Council
- ‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
- UN chief condemns attack on school in Nigeria
- Food insecurity in Syria reaches record levels: WFP
- US decision will provide ‘profound relief’ to millions in war-torn Yemen: UN spokesperson
- Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
- Libya: ‘Historic moment’ as UN-led forum selects new interim leadership
- UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
- Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
- Security Council calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi, pledging ‘continued support’ for Myanmar’s democratic transition
- End impunity for use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN disarmament chief urges Security Council
- Central African Republic: 200,000 displaced in less than two months
- Security Council unity ‘crucial’ to support democracy in Myanmar
- The decision to designate the Houthis (Ansar Allah) a foreign terrorist organization, and how it’s impacting the United Nations
- Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar, UN rights chief warns
- ‘Meaningful and inclusive’ dialogue essential to end upsurge in clashes across Central African Republic
- Security Council reforms must reflect 21st century realities, says UN Assembly President
- Rise in antisemitism during pandemic shows we can never let down our guard: UN chief
- New COVID-19 strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections – Security Council hears
- Mali in transition: UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political and security developments
- Peacekeepers under attack again in Mali, as one Egyptian blue helmet dies, another seriously injured
- Guterres hails entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
- Category: SDGs
- Category: UN Affairs
- Category: Women
- FROM THE FIELD: The Indian women weaving a digital web
- FROM THE FIELD: Life after conflict in the Central African Republic
- ‘We had to run for our lives’: The pregnant women fleeing Tigray
- FROM THE FIELD: The teenage Uzbek girls using science to help their community
- FROM THE FIELD: Women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality
- ‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
- Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
- FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 increasing risk of female genital mutilation
- Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
- Guterres welcomes US decision to restore funding to UNFPA
- Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
- FROM THE FIELD: India’s pandemic of violence against women
- Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths
- ILO study finds migrants earn much less than locals, and the gap is widening
- Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds
- COVID-19 worsening gender-based violence, trafficking risk, for women and girls
- FROM THE FIELD: Answering the call for help in Thailand
- FROM THE FIELD: Girl child soldier shunned at home in Uganda
- Build on momentum to end violence against women and girls: Secretary-General
- End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day
- Category: Азия
- Category: Америка
- Category: Африка
- Category: Беженцы и мигранты
- Category: Ближний Восток
- Category: Генеральный секретарь ООН
- Глава ООН встретился в Москве с президентом Путиным и пообщался со студентами МГИМО
- Ближний Восток, изменение климата и российская вакцина – что обсуждали в Москве Гутерриш и Лавров
- Глава ООН решительно осудил массовое убийство в Казани
- Совет Безопасности подтвердил приверженность многостороннему подходу в решении глобальных проблем
- В ООН почтили память погибших коллег, в том числе умерших от COVID-19
- Кратко о важных событиях в ООН и мире:
- Совет Безопасности единогласно одобрил резолюцию по Ливии
- Совбез ООН обсудил ситуацию в Косово
- Антониу Гутерриш опечален смертью принца Филипа
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- Главные новости дня | понедельник
- Глава ООН надеется, что США возглавят разработку Глобального плана вакцинации
- Сегодня – Международный день солидарности с задержанными и пропавшими без вести сотрудниками ООН
- В ВОЗ с тревогой отмечают рост показателей заболеваемости коронавирусом по всему миру
- Главные новости дня | вторник
- Главные новости дня | понедельник
- Главное за неделю
- Мишель Бачелет: борьба с системным расизмом требует системного подхода
- Сельское хозяйство никогда раньше не страдало от такого мощного воздействия стихийных бедствий
- Главные новости дня | среда
- Глава ООН по случаю Дня борьбы с исламофобией: разнообразие – это богатство, а не угроза
- Сирийский конфликт – одна из самых мрачных страниц истории
- В ООН отмечают 10-летнюю годовщину землетрясения в Японии и аварии на АЭС Фукусима-1
- Страх, одиночество, издевательства – как пандемия сказалась на детях
- Украинские социальные сети наводнены заведомо ложной и недостоверной информацией о COVID-19
- Главное за неделю
- Единодушие в Совете Безопасности: остановить конфликты, чтобы вакцинировать население от COVID-19
- Представитель ООН призвал власти Косово обеспечить свободу СМИ в крае
- Генсек ООН: все проблемы современности должны рассматриваться через призму прав человека
- Глава ООН предложил действовать на семи направлениях для укрепления системы защиты прав человека
- В ДР Конго в результате нападения на автоколонну ВПП погибли три человека, включая посла Италии
- Глава ООН призвал международное сообщество совместными усилиями решать глобальные проблемы
- Главные новости дня | четверг
- Глава ЮНИСЕФ представила, каким может быть мир после пандемии
- Главные новости дня | среда
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- Главное за неделю
- Главные новости дня | пятница
- Из-за пандемии дети стали легкой добычей вербовщиков в вооруженные ряды
- Главное за неделю
- Главные новости дня | пятница
- Глава ООН призвал обеспечить палестинцев вакциной против COVID-19 и приветствовал их намерение провести всеобщие выборы
- Глава ВОЗ: если страны не будут делиться вакцинами от COVID-19, мы вернемся к исходной точке
- Сотни тысяч людей на востоке Украины остались без социальной помощи
- В ООН встревожены приговором Навальному и призывают выпустить задержанных участников акций протеста
- Форум ливийского диалога выбирает премьера и членов Президентского совета
- Глава ООН о приоритетах работы на 2021 год: за кризисом следуют перемены
- Главные новости дня | среда
- Главные новости дня | вторник
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- Мировая экономика после пандемии: ООН призывает к глобальной консолидации
- Главное за неделю
- Учреждения ООН приступают к распределению и доставке вакцин от COVID-19
- Главные новости дня | пятница
- Представитель ООН в ЦАР призвал направить в эту страну дополнительный миротворческий контингент и технику
- Главные новости дня | четверг
- Category: Гуманитарная помощь
- Category: Европа
- Category: Женщины
- Category: Здравоохранение
- Category: Изменение климата
- Category: Культура и образование
- Category: Международное право
- Category: Мир и безопасность
- Category: Права человека
- Category: Цели устойчивого развития
- Category: Экономическое развитие
