Category: International

Human Rights abuses intensifying in eastern DR Congo - ...

An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed groups in eastern Democratic ...

Yemen: As conflict drags on, ‘no quick wins’ – UN envoy...

The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security ...

Guterres: South-South cooperation ‘more essential than ...

The UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) held a high-level virtual panel discussion on Friday focused on boosting solida...

Elections represent an opportunity for stability and un...

With just over 100 days until landmark elections in Libya, political leaders must join forces to ensure the vote is free, fair and...

First Person: A refuge from COVID misinformation

The COVID-19 inoculation is "just like any other vaccine" a UN Women staff member is telling the Syrian refugee women she cares fo...

Sacrifice of 9/11 first responders an example of humani...

Twenty years to the day since the terror attack that brought down the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York Cit...

FIRST PERSON: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, sti...

Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human security, that’s according to a t...

An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face ant...

The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-...

In Somalia, Deputy UN chief encourages progress on wome...

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali w...

UN chief: Dag Hammarskjöld ‘set the highest standard fo...

The General Assembly this Thursday held a commemorative event to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of former UN Secretary-Gen...

Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake

Around 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity,...

Protecting education, means ‘we protect the future’: UN...

The global community needs to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop”, the UN chief urged a virtual event on Thursd...

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