UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations
A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases...
UN rights office warns against rising hate speech in Western Balkans
Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and...
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action...
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reccommended two new drugs to treat...
UN releases $150 million for underfunded humanitarian crises
About $150 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),...
Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four...
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the...
COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows...
Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’
UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by...
Africa’s fourth COVID wave flattens out after six-week surge
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly...
