Stories from the UN Archive: Human rights must come ‘in hearts of people’
Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role as a member of the US delegation to the United Nations in the two-year-long process that led to the adoption in 1948 of the Universal…
World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide
Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid distribution…
COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite decades of calls for ending finance flows towards sectors that harm some of humanity’s most valuable assets, those…
Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds ‘breakdown’ of society
In a letter to the President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that UNRWA’s ability to…
Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28
With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is…
Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs
Among those fighting the military are a loose coalition of well-armed ethnic militias, as well as the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) – an armed group supporting National Unity Government (NUG)…
World News in Brief: Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, disease outbreaks in Sudan, UK sentencing reform
Ulrika Richardson, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, who is also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, told journalists in Geneva that 5.2 million Haitians need humanitarian…
Stories of courage and dedication: Humanitarians on Gaza’s front line
Amid ongoing bombardment in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies and humanitarian partners continue to provide desperately needed food, water, healthcare and other services to the more than two million people…
UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets as Gazans stare ‘into the abyss’, says Guterres
Live broadcast of the meeting. 11:45 AM We need to respond with urgency: UK Barbara Woodward, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom (UK) to the UN, started off…
Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined
The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes a special section on how organized crime is driving death rates up in Latin America…
Do’s and don’ts for tackling chronic back pain
Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing against the use of opioid painkillers; physical therapies, such as traction; and lumbar braces and belts. Instead, healthcare…
Protect those on the move using deadly Darién crossing
That figure is more than double the crossings made in all of 2022. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, underscored the scale of the crisis. “The challenges that the…
World News in Brief: Russia’s LGBT ban condemned, unprecedented Africa malnutrition crisis, health after childbirth
This, in effect, bans all public LGBT activities and organisations within the country. The nine UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said the ruling “significantly distances” Russia from its obligations under…
Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organized crime
António Guterres urged countries to strengthen cooperation, the rule of law and prevention efforts against this “vicious threat to peace, security, and sustainable development” that operates everywhere, including cyberspace –…
UPDATED: Gaza fighting continues amid ‘apocalyptic’ conditions; Security Council to meet Friday
In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and their partners issued a call for an immediate stop to the fighting, stressing that conditions in Gaza are “amongst…