Myanmar: UN rights office ‘deeply disturbed’ over intensifying violence against protesters
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday it is “deeply...
Independent UN expert says ‘tsunami of hate’ targeting minorities must be tackled
Social media has too often been used with “relative impunity” to spread...
COVID-19: WHO and European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine
Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this...
Syria: Grim 10-year anniversary of ‘unimaginable violence and indignities’
As the Syrian war reaches its grim decade-long milestone, the UN envoy...
COVID-19 has exposed endemic gender inequality, Guterres tells UN Women’s commission
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls,...
Allies of South Sudan militias must be held accountable: UN human rights report
Military and political officials in South Sudan supporting community-based militias in the...
FROM THE FIELD: Syrian photographers find hope despite 10 years of civil war
The pain and deprivation of individual Syrians and the widespread destruction, a...
Myanmar crisis: UN chief 'appalled' by escalating violence with dozens reported killed over weekend
The UN chief on Monday issued a statement saying he was “appalled”...
FROM THE FIELD: Solar power lights up Sudanese refugee camp
In eastern Sudan, renewable energy is being trialled as a power source...
‘Guarantee due process’, says UN chief, following Bolivia opposition arrests
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has recalled the importance of upholding due process...
