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Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli...

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“What we’re hearing is that amongst the 22 people who were killed were 12 women and two children,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for...
Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask

Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask

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Speaking from Beirut in the aftermath of Lebanon’s “worst day in 18 years”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deputy representative in the country, Ettie...
Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

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A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for the ninth...
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China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework

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The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists...
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

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This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely to deteriorate.The...
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Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech

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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents on various platforms,...
Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid

Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as...

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The Zamzam camp houses about 500,000 displaced persons and is located near North Dufur’s besieged capital, El Fasher, which has witnessed some of the...
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World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar...

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World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur, made...
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COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday.

COP26 : Transform tragedy to opportunity

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday during an online discussion on how the summit’s outcomes will impact climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Cannabis today got 40 to 80% higher than in the 60s

Association celebrates 30 years with the distribution of a new flyer about the dangers of cannabis from information tent at the Main Train Station in Copenhagen

Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief

UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief

A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting.

Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres  

growing hunger: Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and...

Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030 

Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. 

‘Don’t forget workers pushed to margins’ by pandemic, Pope Francis says at world labor summit

'Don't forget workers pushed to margins' by pandemic, Pope Francis says at world labor summit

(Paid Content) Wauseon Teenager Publishes Her First Book

By: Jennifer Ellison For teenagers, the world is a daunting, and often intimidating place to be forced into. Some handle the transition from carefree childhood to responsible adulthood better than others. But there’s no denying that all teenagers feel the …

Use COVID-19 recovery to make inclusion ‘a reality’, UN chief says on World Day

Building a more inclusive and accessible world that recognizes the contributions of all people, including persons with disabilities must be a “key goal” as countries work to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, United Nations Secretary-General said on Friday commemorating the World Autism Awareness Day. 
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