New UN data tool shows Governments are not effectively tackling modern slavery
A new UN data tool created by the United Nations University’s Centre for Policy Research, has revealed that, worldwide, government aid and policy to end […]
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On eve of Gaza border protest anniversary, UN’s top humanitarian official for Palestine calls for calm
With a large protest planned on Saturday in Gaza, and border shootings by Israeli security forces which have left nearly 200 Palestinians dead over the […]
Khashoggi murder trials must be held in public and meet international standards
A United Nations human rights expert said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s closed-door trials on the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, have fallen short […]
Khashoggi murder trials must be held in public and meet international standards
A United Nations human rights expert said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s closed-door trials on the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, have fallen short […]
New UN Global Climate report ‘another strong wake-up call’ over global warming: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on Thursday, represents “another strong wake-up […]
Central Mali: Top UN genocide prevention official sounds alarm over recent ethnically-targeted killings
The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, expressed on Thursday his deepest concern and strongly condemned recent attacks against villages […]
Landmark terror finance resolution adopted by Security Council
The UN is hailing a new Security Council resolution adopted on Thursday as a landmark step in suppressing the funding of terror groups worldwide. Landmark […]
Forced pregnancy in Italy violated ‘woman’s human right to health’, UN experts rule
The Italian Government violated a woman’s “human right to health” after a law which denied her the right to refuse fertility treatment she had previously […]
Asia-Pacific showing ‘decisive leadership’ on road to 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, deputy UN chief tells key forum
Nations across Asia and the Pacific need to take bold action to ensure empowerment, inclusiveness and equality if the region is to realize the ambitious […]
UN’s Bachelet rejects Sri Lankan official’s ‘spin’ on Human Rights Council encounter, urges reforms
The UN’s top rights official on Wednesday rejected claims by Sri Lankan officials that she distanced herself from a report on the country and instructed […]