Rights expert urges Denmark and Greenland to examine colonial legacy’s impact
Denmark and Greenland must address the negative impact of a colonial legacy...
United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police
Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed grave concern over the deaths...
‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the...
More aid reaches Syria’s quake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies
A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help...
ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears
Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or...
Haiti: UNICEF reports nine-fold increase in violence targeting schools
Acts of armed violence targeting schools in Haiti have spiked nine-fold in...
UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system
Epidemiologists and researchers briefing the UN General Assembly in the first of its kind...
WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a...
Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalizing activists saving migrant lives at sea
Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalized, a...
Earthquake disaster: ‘We must put people first’ urges Guterres in race to save lives
Now is the time to stand up for the people of Türkiye and Syria...