Conflict in Ukraine disrupting entire generation of children: UNICEF
Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,...
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Effects of colonialism ‘still being felt to this day’
The consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray told the Special Committee on Decolonization on Friday. Speaking...
The ongoing fight against child marriage and ‘bride kidnapping’ in Kyrgyzstan
Although child marriage and “bride kidnapping” are illegal in Kyrgyzstan, both practices still exist in parts of the country. An initiative from a UN-backed programme...
New environmental report offers solutions for ‘triple planetary crisis’
The latest report, released days before the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) resumes, spotlights growing public health threats that are disrupting natural life cycles and having...
South Sudan: Sharp decline in violence against civilians
Some 75 per cent of the victims were men, while 14 per cent of cases involved women, and 11 per cent, children....
One UN human rights expert’s fight to eliminate ‘conversion therapies’
In an interview with the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), Mr. Madrigal-Borloz said he advocates for a world free of the criminalisation of gender orientation...
Training offers a way out of poverty for young victims of Colombian conflict
"One night, when I was nine years old, an armed group broke into our house at two o'clock in the morning. They told my father...
Meeting commitments, requires UN to work in ‘lockstep’ with parliamentarians
Global commitments on implementing multilateral agreements were front and centre on Thursday, as the General Assembly President co-hosted hundreds of Parliamentarians from around the world...
Global trade expected to slow, after record high of $28.5 trillion in 2021
Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year for many reasons including continuing delays in global supply...
Ukraine crisis: UN political affairs chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’
Amid competing narratives of events unfolding swiftly in and around Ukraine – one detailing the withdrawal of Russian troops from the borders and another proclaiming...