World Cup joins team UN to kick-off Universal Health Coverage Day
To mark Universal Health Coverage Day on Monday, the UN is sharing the spotlight with the biggest sporting event in the world this week –...
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UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo
UN Secretary-General AntĆ³nioĀ Guterres has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks allegedly committed...
More than 11,000 children killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF
More than 11,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Yemen – an average of four a day since fighting...
No time to waste, as Haiti famine risk rises, warns UN emergency food aid agency
With armed gangs in charge of key transport routes in Haiti, the country could see famine conditions, unless a robust humanitarian aid plan is put...
Philippines: Rights Expert Urges Greater Action To Combat Child Sexual Exploitation
Although the Philippines has made gains in combatting the sale and sexual exploitation of children, greater effort needs to be made to protect them, a...
Does UN Peacekeeping work? Hereās What The Data Says
Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented ā and rightly so. But if you look at the...
With ocean in ādire straitsā, Law of the Sea more relevant than ever
The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on theĀ Law of the SeaĀ 40 years ago, was a āvital step to bring...
New political deal āoffers a pathā to realizing Sudanese aspirations
The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the uncertainty and insecurity sparked by the October 2021 coup,...
South Sudan: āRaw violenceā displaces thousands during āruthless conflictā, UNHCR says
Throughout South Sudanās Greater Upper Nile Region ādesperation is risingā as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced...
Ukraineās suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday. Speaking...