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Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country aid appeal ever

Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country ai...

4 months ago 119

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

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

4 months ago 121

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

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

4 months ago 110

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

Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights v...

4 months ago 116

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

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

4 months ago 100

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

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

4 months ago 100

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

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

4 months ago 97

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

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

4 months ago 99

First Person: Discovering the reality of life in Iraq

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

4 months ago 102

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

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

4 months ago 103

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

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

5 months ago 99

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

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

5 months ago 101

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

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

5 months ago 91

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola ou...

5 months ago 99

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

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

5 months ago 95

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

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

5 months ago 104

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing...

5 months ago 104

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

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

5 months ago 92

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

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

5 months ago 93

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

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

5 months ago 111

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

5 months ago 106

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

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

5 months ago 91

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

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

5 months ago 104

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

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

5 months ago 107

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic h...

5 months ago 100

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

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

5 months ago 98

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

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

5 months ago 104

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...

5 months ago 110

Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their lives’

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

5 months ago 104

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

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

5 months ago 95

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

New platform for childhood cancer medicines counte...

5 months ago 92

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

Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive...

5 months ago 93

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

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

5 months ago 96

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...

5 months ago 92

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

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

5 months ago 98

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future

5 months ago 116

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

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

5 months ago 99

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

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

5 months ago 102

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

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

5 months ago 94

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

Rights experts appeal for greater civil society pr...

5 months ago 95

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

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

5 months ago 95

Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover

Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeove...

5 months ago 102

Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’

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

5 months ago 103

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...

5 months ago 100

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacement in Cameroon

Climate change fuels violence and mass displacemen...

5 months ago 99

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

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

5 months ago 99

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

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

5 months ago 97

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’: UN chief

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

5 months ago 103

‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns

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

5 months ago 102

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time high’

Persecution of parliamentarians reaches ‘all-time ...

5 months ago 101