Bachelet: right to social security, matter of ‘the utmost urgency’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, “a...
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UNAIDS upholds decriminalization, access to services, on International Drug Users’ Day
People who use drugs should not be criminalized, the UN agency leading the global fight to stamp out HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Monday,...
Honor five million lives lost to COVID-19 by making vaccine equity a reality, Guterres says
As the world on Monday passed yet another sombre pandemic milestone – five million lives lost to COVID-19 – Secretary-General António Guterres called on global...
62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO
In 2020 alone, according to UN cultural agency UNESCO, which works to protect media workers, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost their...
World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO
by Arti Ghargi
Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to...
Greater global solidarity needed to achieve peace and security for Africa
The deputy UN chief on Thursday emphasized the “vital importance” of peace and security in Africa, thanking ambassadors in the Security Council for helping the...
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high
Record greenhouse gas concentrations have pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) this Sunday. The past seven years...
COP26 opens in Glasgow with calls for ambitious solutions to tackle climate emergency
The eyes of the world are on Glasgow, Scotland, as the United Nations climate summit known as COP26 opens with UN diplomats and politicians alike...
Reducing methane emissions vital for climate action, but not ‘get out of jail free card’
A new reporting hub to reduce methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at least a quarter of global warming – was launched...
Human Rights chief says climate action only way to ‘safeguard humanity’
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference COP26, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday it was time now to act, and put “empty speeches, broken promises, and unfulfilled...