Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office
Now in its fifth day, a crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with dozens reported killed, has prompted a “gravely […]
Month: June 2019
Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres
Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left “effectively to die” in a Libyan detention centre south of Tripoli, the UN human rights office, […]
Four million have now fled Venezuela, UN ramps up aid to children who remain
The number of people who have left Venezuela to escape the country’s ongoing political and economic crisis, has reached some four million, the UN announced […]
Around 23 million boys have married before reaching 15; ‘we can end this violation’ says UNICEF chief
An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, 23 million of them before the age of 15, according to […]
Around 23 million boys have married before reaching 15; ‘we can end this violation’ says UNICEF chief
An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, 23 million of them before the age of 15, according to […]
World Bank downgrades global growth forecasts, poorest countries hardest hit
The World Bank has lowered its expectations of global economic growth for this year in a new report. It says that, although the picture for […]
Colombia: Rights experts condemn killing of reintegrated former rebel fighter, call for respect of peace process
Against a backdrop of challenges in implementing the peace process in Colombia, six independent UN human rights experts condemned on Tuesday the killing of a […]
Vital food crops destroyed in Syria amid upsurge in fighting across Idlib, Hama
Thousands of acres of crops have been destroyed in Syria’s Idlib and north Hama provinces amid ongoing deadly violence, the World Food Programme (WFP) said […]
‘Bicycle Kingdom’ makes a comeback, as China seeks solutions to tackle air pollution crisis
Cars have replaced bicycles as the primary means of transport in many Chinese cities but, with air pollution a major problem for the country, the […]
FROM THE FIELD: Watering the parched farmland of São Tomé and Príncipe
Farmers on the island of São Tomé and Príncipe, off the western coast Africa, are being supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to become more resilient in the face of climate fluctuations which have left the land parched and farmers […]