Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans north each year
For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence...
Importance of sound, inclusive elections in Iraq ‘cannot be overstated’
Following “hard-earned” parliamentary elections on 10 October, Iraqis of all political stripes...
WHO updates guidelines on COVID-related organ inflammation in children
Children who have developed organ inflammation linked to COVID-19 infection should be given...
Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible...
Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says UN agriculture agency
Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another...
UN will use technology and medical capacity to improve peacekeeping
Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will meet in...
Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at any time’
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly,...
General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking such as...
Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace
Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of...
Immediately release sick Chinese journalist, rights experts urge
UN-appointed independent human rights experts urged the Chinese authorities on Monday to release on humanitarian grounds, imprisoned...
