This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Government ministers and other high-level representatives from more than 140 countries, on Monday adopted a new declaration to enhance global nuclear security and counter the threat of nuclear terrorism. More than 50 ministers and 2,000 experts in the field are attending the International Conference […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is stepping up response in Africa’s Sahel region where escalating violence has forced a rising number of people to flee their homes. Agency chief Filippo Grandi this week concluded a visit to three affected countries—Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger—expressing alarm over the rapidly […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new coronavirus epidemic, as deaths from the outbreak neared 500. Speaking in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that latest data indicated 24,363 confirmed […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 each year, involved small arms and light weapons, the Security Council was told on Tuesday, during a briefing by UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu. One billion small arms in […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only 63,696 were resettled through the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) last year – that’s only 4.5 per cent  –  due to a continuing shortage of offers of sanctuary from governments […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “key to sustainable peace in the Middle East”, the UN chief said on Tuesday, maintaining that the lack of any progress only “furthers radicalization across the region”. António Guterres told the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Citizens of Chad who have spent most of their lives as refugees in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) have been talking to the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, about the challenges they have faced returning to their home country. Some 115,000 Chadians have reluctantly […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The expert leading UN efforts to stamp out sexual violence committed during wartime has welcomed the release of 78 women and 50 children by an armed group in South Sudan. They were among more than 500 women and children abducted between April and August 2018 by the pro-Riek Machar Sudan People’s Liberation Army […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Rising instability and unpredictable geopolitical tensions have led to a “wind of madness” across the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday during his main annual press conference for journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. Following recent flare-ups in some hotspots, the UN chief observed that although de-escalation efforts indicated progress, the situation has now changed. “I have spoken about winds of hope. But today […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The second global Ocean Conference taking place in Portugal in a few months’ time promises to be “a critical moment” for the health of life under water and on land, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday, as preparations got underway. […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken steps to ensure that the coronavirus epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in central China does not spark a dangerous social media “infodemic” fuelled by false information. And in the face of concerns that people of […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. With Bolivia this week reaching a “decisive stage” in its electoral process, the United Nations “will do everything possible” to support the country in holding a vote that is credible, transparent and inclusive, envoy Jean Arnault has said. Bolivia fell into crisis last October after President Evo Morales declared victory in disputed elections that would have granted him a fourth term, prompting […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The UN negotiator leading talks in Geneva to secure an end to fighting in Libya said on Tuesday that high-ranking officials from both sides of the conflict have agreed on the need for a “permanent and lasting” ceasefire to replace an uncertain truce. “These […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “My flesh has been taken away, but I can never give away my heart”; those are the powerful words of resolve from Abida Dawud, one of three women survivors of female genital mutilation, or FGM, from Ethiopia, who have been speaking to the UN […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Global cancer rates could rise by 60 per cent over the next 20 years unless cancer care is ramped up in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Less than 15 per cent of these nations offer comprehensive cancer treatment services through […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Climate action will be both a priority and a driver of world affairs through the coming decade, United Nations Secretary-General chief António Guterres announced on Monday, during a speech at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, in which he declared that the next […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Indigenous and tribal communities are around three times more likely to face extreme poverty than others with women “consistently at the bottom of all social and economic indicators”, UN labour experts said on Monday. Highlighting new data showing that disproportionate numbers of indigenous people […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to launch a global programme aimed at safeguarding major sporting events from terrorism-related threats. The multi-year initiative looks to harness the positive values that […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the alarm on Monday over critical health threats facing hundreds-of thousands of Syrians forced to flee due to intensified hostilities in Syria’s northwest, where health facilities and workers have increasingly come under attack. Fighting in Idlib, the last […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Authorities in Mexico are being reminded by the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, of the need to protect the rights of migrant children who enter the country. UNICEF on Saturday reported that some 700 children are among the estimated 2,000 people stranded in the Mexican border […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The top UN official in Iraq is calling on the country’s newly designated Prime Minister to urgently deliver on reforms and demands for accountability, amid ongoing protests. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert issued a statement on Saturday welcoming the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, announced earlier that […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A minimum of $1.4 billion is needed to fund the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, known as UNRWA, the acting chief said on Friday. Christian Saunders said the funds would provide essential services throughout 2020, including life-saving humanitarian assistance for 5.6 […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country. Thirteen of the 15 Council members voted in favour of the resolution, with China and Russia abstaining. The resolution prohibits the supply, sale or transfer […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In cities and communities across the world, citizens of all ages and backgrounds are getting the chance to literally play an important role in redesigning their public spaces, thanks to an innovative collaboration between the UN, and the company behind the popular computer game […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Suriname has become the second nation globally to outline updated plans to fight climate change in the hope of ensuring that any future increase in the temperature of the planet does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The South American country describes […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A United States plan released this week to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is “lopsided” and will only entrench occupation, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday. President Donald Trump announced his administration’s ‘Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future’ at the White […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A sophisticated Italian food system is placing a heavy burden on Italy’s workers and farmers, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, following an 11-day visit to the country that many regard as the world’s food capital. Despite an estimated gross domestic […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. When Mohammed Ahmed left Sudan in search of better life, he couldn’t have imagined that he would find financial security back home. But, some four years later, he now runs a thriving business, thanks to an innovative scheme involving the UN migration agency (IOM), […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres underlined the value of cooperation between the UN and the 10-member regional bloc, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While recognizing the organization’s contributions to peace and security, the UN chief also highlighted the need to work together to counter potential […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease. Latest WHO figures state there are more than […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country. They were among a group of 39 counterparts from across the region who participated in the African Girls Can […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his “deep anger and disappointment” over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country […]

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Amidst ongoing anti-government protests, rising casualties and the likelihood of further demonstrations, the top UN official in Iraq on Thursday, urged politicians to break the political deadlock, and “press ahead with substantial reforms”. “The continuing loss of young lives and the daily bloodshed is intolerable”, […]