Committee to review global treaty on response to health emergencies
An independent expert committee will be established to examine various aspects of...
Deliberate silencing of peaceful voices in Iraq ‘unacceptable’, says UN human rights chief
A new UN report launched on Thursday highlights human rights violations and...
Human rights are the ‘means by which governments can successfully beat pandemics’, says UNAIDS chief
Some of the world’s most marginalized and defenseless communities have fallen victim...
Togo overcomes ‘sleeping sickness’ as a public health problem
The West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or...
Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools
For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19,...
Facing pandemic, economic and political challenges, Iraq Government ‘operating in the eyes of multiple storms at once’
The COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges in Iraq, but...
UN again calls for full ratification of nuclear test-ban treaty
Achieving a nuclear-free world is the best way to honour lives devastated...
COVID-19: UN urges ramping up social protection programmes to safeguard those most vulnerable
The socio-economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted UN agencies on Wednesday...
Digital economy can put citizens in control of finance, says UN taskforce
A UN taskforce set up to look into the risks and benefits...
Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief hit in Eastern Africa
UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food...
