Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by UN chief
Addressing parliament elected officials from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday for an annual hearing, UN chief António […]
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South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes
United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in South Sudan, where over the past year, incidents of […]
UN agriculture agency chief calls on world’s mayors to make ‘global commitments local realities’
At a time of rapid urbanization, cities face challenges that are global in nature but require “the full engagement of local authorities” for multilateral solutions, […]
UN rights chief ‘strongly condemns’ attack on Indian security forces in Kashmir
The top United Nations human rights official has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack against Indian security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN
Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a new permanent place to call home last year, the […]
UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by upsurge in attacks against civilians in Idlib, Syria
Civilians in Syria’s north-western city of idlib continue to be used “as pawns”, caught in the crossfire of bombardments by the Government and its allies, and […]
FROM THE FIELD: ‘Harvested’ rainwater saves Tanzanian students from stomach ulcers, typhoid
The students in the Tanzanian town of Bagamoyo once had to decide between getting sick or being thirsty all day long. FROM THE FIELD: ‘Harvested’ […]
‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges, as Nigeria heads to polls
As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described […]
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office
A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN […]
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office
A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN […]