UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in need by 2030
Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind...
Conflict prevention means tackling economic, social, institutional drivers of strife
Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to...
Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General...
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty...
‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to...
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued...
COVID-19: Licensing agreement for new candidate drug ‘an important first step’
Access to a new COVID-19 drug will be expanded in low- and...
Tobacco use continues to fall, but still 'long way to go'
The number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally, going from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion last year, the World...
Central African children in crosshairs, UN calls for their protection
Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave...
‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women...
