Asylum seekers in Sri Lanka fear for their safety, in wake of Easter Sunday terror attacks
Since the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on April 21, there have been concerns for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers living in the […]
Month: May 2019
UN expert criticizes States for ‘ganging up’ on Wikileaks’ Assange; warns against extradition, fearing ‘serious’ rights violations
After visiting Julian Assange in a London prison, an independent UN human rights expert expressed urgent concern on Friday, for the Wikileaks co-founder’s well-being, accusing […]
From philanthropy to profit: how clean energy is kickstarting sustainable development in east Africa
Until recently, Namacurra district, in the Zambezia province of Mozambique, some 1,500 km from the capital Maputo, did not have any basic services – such […]
Thursday’s Daily Brief: the European Charlemagne prize, sexual abuse, transgender rights, Somalia and Libya updates
Top stories this Thursday: UN chief Guterres received the Charlemagne Prize for services towards European unification; sexual abuse in Somalia and within the UN; a leap in […]
The UN’s unyielding effort to tackle sexual abuse and exploitation: our quarterly update
In the first quarter of 2019, according to latest figures released on Thursday, the United Nations recorded a total of 37 allegations of sexual exploitation […]
A major win for transgender rights: UN health agency drops ‘gender identity disorder’, as official diagnosis
“To reflect critical advances in science and medicine”, the World Health Organization, WHO, has removed so-called “gender identity disorder” from its official manual of diagnoses, […]
A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres
With the post-world war international institutions eroded and under threat, a “strong and united Europe” standing alongside the United Nations, has never been more essential, […]
‘Ground-breaking innovation’ needed in cities, where battle for sustainable development will be won or lost, says UN agency chief
If the battle to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to be won or lost in cities, then they need to “achieve a lasting […]
‘Save the world’ from climate change; UN chief echoes Pacific Islands’ ‘rallying cry’
Further inaction on climate change is “simply not an option”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in an opinion piece where he called […]
Don’t let smoking steal life’s breathtaking moments, urges UN health agency
Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a call for faster action […]