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Champions of the Earth: The Sea Women of Melanesia

Champions of the Earth: The Sea Women of Melanesia...

1 year ago 452

US contributes $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics

US contributes $10 million to support UN food agen...

1 year ago 411

Libyan elections postponed, new date expected within 30 days

Libyan elections postponed, new date expected with...

1 year ago 445

Authorities urged to protect women and children following violence and protests in Sudan

Authorities urged to protect women and children fo...

1 year ago 391

Stepping up assistance to Venezuelans crossing Chile’s inhospitable northern border

Stepping up assistance to Venezuelans crossing Chi...

1 year ago 340

Despite ‘rampant’ poverty, ‘existential’ lack of funding impedes UNRWA's work

Despite ‘rampant’ poverty, ‘existential’ lack of f...

1 year ago 346

Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘faceless few’

Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘fa...

1 year ago 347

Iran: UN independent experts condemn secret execution of Kurdish prisoner

Iran: UN independent experts condemn secret execut...

1 year ago 339

Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans

Security Council paves way for aid to reach desper...

1 year ago 342

Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns

Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO war...

1 year ago 329

WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists

WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine ine...

1 year ago 304

Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid funding shortages

Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid f...

1 year ago 324

Experts call for immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender

Experts call for immediate release of Kashmiri hum...

1 year ago 304

Champions of the Earth: Kyrgystan’s environmental entrepreneur

Champions of the Earth: Kyrgystan’s environmental ...

1 year ago 296

Libya: Tensions as armed groups mobilize in Tripoli

Libya: Tensions as armed groups mobilize in Tripol...

1 year ago 321

Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm

Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm...

1 year ago 335

Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘essential opportunity’ for voices to be heard

Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘e...

1 year ago 328

The UN belongs to young people, deputy chief tells young Costa Rican activists

The UN belongs to young people, deputy chief tells...

1 year ago 344

Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR Congo

Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR ...

1 year ago 314

Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations

Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over ...

1 year ago 303

End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges

End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN r...

1 year ago 297

Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting people and wildlife

Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting...

1 year ago 302

Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blast: Guterres

Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blas...

1 year ago 306

UN envoy outlines ‘possibilities for progress’ in Syria next year

UN envoy outlines ‘possibilities for progress’ in ...

1 year ago 324

‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta: WHO’s Tedros

‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta...

1 year ago 304

South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker

South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing o...

1 year ago 318

Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 humanitarian plan for Somalia

Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 h...

1 year ago 301

UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super Typhoon Rai

UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super...

1 year ago 303

I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria : A UN Resident Coordinator blog

I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria...

1 year ago 274

UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya

UN expert underscores importance of human rights f...

1 year ago 306

UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, affirms solidarity with citizens

UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, a...

1 year ago 285

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to ...

1 year ago 276

From the Field: Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia

From the Field: Interweaving ecosystems in Indones...

1 year ago 288

In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urges UN chief

In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urge...

1 year ago 285

Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?

Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?

1 year ago 280

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use ...

1 year ago 290

‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares Guterres

‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares G...

1 year ago 266

‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urgent’: Guterres

‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urge...

1 year ago 277

UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed activists

UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed ...

1 year ago 278

Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displace thousands

Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displa...

1 year ago 246

Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’

Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever...

1 year ago 291

Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe

Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up inte...

1 year ago 253

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wrack...

1 year ago 249

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emerge...

1 year ago 254

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serious rights violations, argue UN experts

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to C...

1 year ago 269

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 vaccines shows its relevance, says President

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 v...

1 year ago 292

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoo...

1 year ago 256

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe...

1 year ago 264

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key ro...

1 year ago 259

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola ou...

1 year ago 286