UN investigates systematic sexual violence across South Sudan
Widespread and systematic sexual violence across South Sudan, just a few months after the country’s top two politicians signed a renewed commitment to peace, was […]
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DR Congo elections: ‘Excessive use of force’ in campaign must be avoided, says Bachelet
Deadly pre-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sparked by police reportedly firing live ammunition at opposition supporters, has been condemned by […]
Haiti: ‘Laden with challenges’ but also hope, Mission chief tells Security Council
Haiti is “laden with challenges, but also hope”, the head of the UN Mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday, against the […]
‘Fire-fighting approach’ to humanitarian aid ‘not sustainable’: Deputy UN chief
With around one in every 60 people across the world caught up in a crisis that requires urgent humanitarian assistance, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina […]
Prisoner executions in Belarus ‘imply unacceptable’, says UN rights body
The continued use of the death penalty in Belarus has been condemned by an authoritative UN rights body after three men were reportedly executed there, […]
UN should be ‘exemplary’ in defending judicial independence, top Judge tells Security Council
The United Nations should be a role model when it comes to repelling attempts to weaken the rule of law and undermine independent judiciaries around […]
Governments urged to put first ever UN global migration pact in motion, post-Marrakech
The adoption by more than 160 governments of the first-ever global migration pact is a triumph of multilateralism and highlights the importance of dispelling “myths” […]
Governments urged to put first-ever UN global migration pact in motion, post-Marrakech
The adoption by more than 160 governments of the first-ever global migration pact is a triumph of multilateralism and highlights the importance of dispelling “myths” […]
‘Global sisterhood’ tells perpetrators ‘time is up’ for pandemic of violence against women
From #MeToo to #HearMeToo, the fight to end violence against women continues as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Nicole Kidman, joined survivors, activists and other Hollywood […]
Bid to raise $5.5 billion for millions of Syrians and their host communities
Some 5.6 million Syrians need help outside the war-torn country and one million of them are children, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, in […]