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Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country aid appeal ever

Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country ai...

8 months ago 182

Preserve right of asylum, UN refugee agency urges EU Council presidencies

Preserve right of asylum, UN refugee agency urges ...

8 months ago 192

With scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns “appalling” attacks in Nigeria

With scores of civilians dead, UN chief condemns “...

8 months ago 181

Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights violations’ at Guantanamo Bay

Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights v...

8 months ago 189

UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, conseque...

8 months ago 164

Mohammed’s leadership key to ‘keeping the SDGs alive’: UN chief

Mohammed’s leadership key to ‘keeping the SDGs ali...

8 months ago 163

Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes

Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed...

8 months ago 157

‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to World Youth Forum

‘Keep speaking out’, UN chief urges in message to ...

8 months ago 158

First Person: Discovering the reality of life in Iraq

First Person: Discovering the reality of life in I...

8 months ago 168

Interview: Time to rethink tourism, an economic lifeline for millions

Interview: Time to rethink tourism, an economic li...

8 months ago 162

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoo...

9 months ago 158

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe...

9 months ago 159

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key ro...

9 months ago 140

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola ou...

9 months ago 156

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Right...

9 months ago 142

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple i...

9 months ago 162

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing...

9 months ago 170

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry peop...

9 months ago 141

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yemen

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 s...

9 months ago 150

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive Iran nuclear deal

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive ...

9 months ago 166

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

9 months ago 165

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: General Assembly President

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: ...

9 months ago 139

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief w...

9 months ago 163

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to ...

9 months ago 180

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic h...

9 months ago 160

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this...

9 months ago 160

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others li...

9 months ago 161

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving jus...

9 months ago 168

Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their lives’

Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their liv...

9 months ago 165

UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of CAR allegations

UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of...

9 months ago 156

New platform for childhood cancer medicines counters ‘unacceptable imbalance’ in survival rates

New platform for childhood cancer medicines counte...

9 months ago 157

Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’

Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive...

9 months ago 150

UNFPA: $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reproductive healthcare in crisis settings

UNFPA: $835 million needed for ‘lifesaving’ reprod...

9 months ago 151

Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 million lives in low, lower-middle income nations

Investing $1 per person annually could save 7 mill...

9 months ago 150

More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs

More than half a billion pushed into extreme pover...

9 months ago 156

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

9 months ago 177

Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo:...

9 months ago 154

Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our summits clean’, declares veteran climber

Mountain Day: ‘Peak ambition must be to keep our s...

9 months ago 159

UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya

UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of as...

9 months ago 149

Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression

Rights experts appeal for greater civil society pr...

9 months ago 153

Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree ‘controlled’ migration plan

Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urge...

9 months ago 154

Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover

Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeove...

9 months ago 158

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unpreced...

9 months ago 164

COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine

COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or tw...

9 months ago 158

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacement in Cameroon

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacemen...

9 months ago 157

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, restore equality

Human Rights Day: Rebuild trust, expand freedoms, ...

9 months ago 151

Afghanistan: Political affairs chief has ‘frank and useful exchanges’ with the Taliban

Afghanistan: Political affairs chief has ‘frank an...

9 months ago 153

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’: UN chief

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’:...

9 months ago 167

‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns

‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres wa...

9 months ago 163

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time high’

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time ...

9 months ago 160