End secret detention of rights defender, independent experts urge Pakistani authorities
Independent UN rights experts have called on the Government of Pakistan to...
Mystery surrounds Algeria article branded ‘complete fabrication’ by UN rights office
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is dismissing as a “complete fabrication”...
25 years after Beijing’s Women Conference, significance ‘undimmed’
Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the...
COVID-19 impact on treatment for chronic illness revealed
The COVID-19 health crisis has caused massive disruption worldwide in diagnosing and...
‘I don’t understand why Africa is still hungry’: UN envoy’s plan to transform food systems for all
Agnes Kalibata, the former Rwandan Minister for Agriculture, has been tasked with...
‘I don’t understand why Africa is still hungry’: UN envoy’s plan to transform food systems for all
Agnes Kalibata, the former Rwandan Minister for Agriculture, has been tasked with...
UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches $95 million appeal to keep COVID at bay
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a health and socio-economic emergency across the occupied Palestinian territory, the...
UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19...
Afghanistan: Near-record violence risks derailing imminent talks between Government and Taliban
The UN’s top official in Afghanistan has warned that with the formal...
Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader a ‘grave concern’, says chemical weapons watchdog
The allegation that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a...