One migrant child reported dead or missing every day, UN calls for more protection
Around 1,600 children were reported dead or missing between 2014 and 2018 – an average of almost one every day – but many more go […]
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Amidst ‘high political tension’, UN chief appeals to G20 leaders for stronger commitment to climate action, economic cooperation
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN […]
Thursday’s Daily Brief: dire living conditions in Idlib, migrants at US southern border, end in sight for trachoma, Human Rights Council
This Thursday, we cover: the dire humanitarian situation in Syria’ Idlib; living conditions at the US-Mexico border denounced by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF); trachoma-related […]
Madagascar villagers learn dangers of outdoor defecation
The discussion with villagers starts early in the morning. Volunteers are invited to draw a map of their village on the ground with chalk. One […]
‘Words must never be met with violence’ urges UN, following Taliban threat to journalists
Following last week’s public threats by Taliban militants to deliberately target media outlets in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission chief in the country reiterated his call on Thursday for journalists’ rights to be […]
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, […]
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, […]
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: migration tragedy in the Rio Grande, drugs report, Torture Victims Day
Top news, this Thursday are: the migration debate spurred by the tragic image of a drowned man and his daughter in the Rio Grande; the […]
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: migration tragedy in the Rio Grande, drugs report, Torture Victims Day
Top news, this Thursday are: the migration debate spurred by the tragic image of a drowned man and his daughter in the Rio Grande; the […]
Vile act of torture prohibited ‘under all circumstances’, UN chief affirms on International Day to support victims
While the prohibition of torture is “absolute, under all circumstances”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres bemoaned the fact that “this core principle is undermined every day” – […]