UN agency chiefs issue ‘call to action’ on behalf of refugee children
Protecting refugee children is “a test of our shared humanity,” two top United Nations officials said on Wednesday. UN agency chiefs issue ‘call to action’ […]
Month: June 2018
Replacement for United States on Human Rights Council to be elected ‘as soon as possible’
International reaction to the United States decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council continued on Wednesday with the President of the Geneva-based assembly […]
UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, compassion and action’ on World Refugee Day
With more than 68 million people worldwide displaced due to conflict or persecution — roughly equivalent to the population of Thailand— the head of the […]
UN chief hails ‘very important role’ of Human Rights Council, as US withdraws, citing alleged bias
In response to the withdrawal of the United States on Tuesday from the United Nations body which is designed to promote and protect human rights […]
Migrant children at US border have right to protection and ‘be with their families’: UNICEF chief
Separating children from their families is in no-one’s best interest – the head of UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday – pointing to “heartbreaking” […]
If we can build the International Space Station, ‘we can do anything’ – UN Champion for Space
The sight of Earth, from hundreds of kilometers away in open space while you are tethered only to the International Space Station, is “absolutely amazing”, […]
It’s time to ‘eliminate the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence’, urges UN chief
The effects of conflict-related sexual violence echo across generations, in the form of trauma, stigma, and unwanted pregnancy, said the UN chief on Tuesday, describing […]
Space science ‘superpowers’ can light the way to success for girls in ‘STEM’ fields, hears UN forum
On its opening day, a major United Nations forum on the peaceful uses of outer space, was issued a clear challenge to break through the […]
Nearly three million more displaced year-on-year, warns refugee agency chief, but solutions are within reach
The number of people forced to flee their homes last year rose by nearly three million to 68.5 million, the head of the UN refugee agency, […]
UN mobilizes in Rohingya camps to support babies born of rape, as young mothers face stigma
Despite challenges brought on by the arrival of the monsoon season this month, United Nations agencies in Bangladesh continue to support nearly one million Rohingya […]