Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents on various platforms, including...
Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
Right now, the UN observes 218 international days (and counting)!The tradition started long before the UN’s inception in 1945, but it didn’t take long for...
UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
“Flying to transport food to those who need it is the most fulfilling mission I have ever done,” said UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)...
UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million), where desperate civilians are grappling...
Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session
President-elect Yang also served as the Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Africans of the African Union, demonstrating “unwavering dedication” to the principles of...
‘Trust and respect’ feeds interfaith rice growing success in the Philippines
The cooperative Liton, Kibales, Magatos Irrigators Association (LKM-IA) has been supported by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with funding from the Korea...
China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework
The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among...
Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best...
Among them were 135 women and men who worked for the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA), killed during Israeli military operations in Gaza...
Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery
The Adre border crossing with Chad has been closed for most of the year. It is the most direct and efficient route for humanitarian...
‘Giving help and giving hope’, an aerial lifeline to the world’s most isolated
The WFP’s Executive Director Cindy McCain said the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), which is managed by the UN’s food agency, enabled humanitarians to...
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
The landmark legally binding treaty entered into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the...
World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update,...
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, claimed responsibility for the attack in Burkina Faso on August 24. The attacks in Pakistan, which took...
Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises
Reversing the situation will require the international community and donors to increase the funding of UN and non-governmental organization (NGO) relief operations, the UN...
NAACP unveils fresh data targeting 14.5 million Black voters following historic presidential debate
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NAACP President & CEO: “Make no mistake, our lives depend on our votes.”
During a September 13, 2024 press briefing, the NAACP unveiled...
Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman
To mark World Refugee Day, celebrated annually on 20 June, we’re telling you what was uncovered by these ambitious archivists from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
Sowing peace one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods
The sun beats down on the fertile fields of Bolívar, Colombia, where lush green valleys stretch towards the distant Andes mountains. It's a picture...
China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report
According to the agency’s Patent Landscape Report, between 2014-2023, more than 38,000 GenAI patents came out of China, six times more than those filed...
Youth-led groups tackle famine in war-ravaged Sudan
These young Sudanese volunteers work in youth-led initiatives born in the throes of the ongoing war that has displaced millions since fighting erupted in...
Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
“There were 87,000 vaccinated on the first day out of 156,000 that we are hoping to reach in the Middle Area,” said Louise Wateridge,...
Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined key recommendations aimed at making information spaces safer while at the same time upholding human rights such as freedom...
New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis
Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been ongoing since 2018 when university students and other civil society activists began protesting a new Social Security...
Stories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of...
We are taking you back to the summer of 1945, when leaders from 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to agree upon an international...
Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence
The opening of the vital aid route on Friday was welcomed by officials, as it serves as a vital humanitarian route for delivering urgent...
Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine
“Our colleagues in Ukraine just told us that new attacks today struck Poltava in the centre of the country. Initial reports indicate a number...
