Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work
The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISL terrorists in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the courage being demonstrated by […]
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Guterres underscores UN role in achieving a free, secure Internet
Unless countries work together to address gaps in digital access, as well as related social and political divisions, this generation will be remembered as the […]
Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief
When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and more affected people access treatment, according to a new report […]
Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human […]
Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human […]
Climate change: Another year of record gas emissions, warns UN meteorological agency
Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide – have reached yet another high, […]
A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due […]
Legendary Harlem Globetrotters slam-dunk at the UN, with message that brings families, nations together
You don’t have to be from New York or even the United States to be a Harlem Globetrotter. Yet in the team’s 93-year history, less […]
Independent rights experts sound alarm at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout
Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran’s now week-long protests are of “grave concern”, and the Government and […]
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said on Thursday. Four in […]