African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change...
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts
A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern...
200,000 children at risk of starvation in Mali, warn UN agencies
A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access...
UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the...
UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the...
Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants
The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up...
Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development
Improved measurement of corruption could boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development...
Coups only make crises worse: Guterres
Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António...
UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’
Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also...
Yemen: Alarming surge in measles and rubella cases, reports WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning on Thursday...