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G7 nations should show global leadership and solidarity says Guterres

The world is counting on the leadership and solidarity of the G7 nations, the U.N. chief said Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima

European Patients Rights Day is still needed in view of violations in Spain and other EU countries

On April 18th the European Patients’ Rights Day is celebrated, which is the annual recurrence that celebrates patients’ and civil society organisations in their efforts to advance patients’ rights at the global and European...

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease

Lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a...

An international coalition praises the leadership of the UAE in human rights, led by President Bin Zayed

The coalition of human rights organizations had submitted to the United Nations its report on the universal periodic review of the UAE, and the information dealt with the efforts and achievements made by the UAE in the field of promoting respect for human rights. The coalition of human rights organizations launched its report during an international event devoted to reviewing the journey of human rights development in the UAE.

Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice

UN Secretary-General António Guterres this week announced the names of seven young climate leaders selected to serve on his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. Their role is to act as climate justice advisers and push for...

UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and ongoing conflict have deepened inequalities among children in Europe and Central Asia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Thursday, calling for more robust...

World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded on Thursday with countries adopting concrete measures to implement the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) – which aims to renew and strengthen commitments...

Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

Increasingly sophisticated and high-calibre firearms and ammunition are being trafficked into Haiti, fuelling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for months, according to a new UN assessment released on Thursday. The...

UN Human Rights Council Statement

Mr. Secretary-General, High Commissioner Turk, President Bálek, fellow members of the United Nations Human Rights Council: we are marking 75 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At its heart is...

UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia

Raising concerns over such continuous reports of revisionism concerning atrocity crimes perpetrated during the three-year-long conflict that began in 1992, she also pointed to recent incidents reported following a decision to amend the Law on the Center for...

UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war in Ukraine

“Life is a living hell for the people of Ukraine,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Council, which has held more than 40 debates on the conflict since Russia’s full-scale invasion one year ago. On the occasion, the...

UNODC and Cafés Malongo celebrate 5th anniversary of cooperation to help farmers worldwide

Vienna (Austria), 13 February 2023 — In many of the world’s drug crop-growing areas, isolation and poverty are inherent. Farmers in vulnerable populations cultivate illicit drug crops such as coca and opium poppy because they...

SUDAN: The Vice President of the Sovereign Council receives the UN Independent Expert for Human Rights

The Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, received today the United Nations Independent Expert on Human Rights in Sudan, Mr. Radhouane Nouicer. The meeting discussed the human rights situation in Sudan, the developments achieved,...

Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief

In his speech, delivered at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres recalled that, within months, the Nazis had dismantled fundamental constitutional rights and paved the way for totalitarian rule: members of parliament were arrested,...

Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Scientology and Sikhism have joined the United Nations to protect Human Rights

UNITY AMONG PEOPLE OF FAITH TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS Newsroom/EINPRESSWIRE. At a time when human rights are under threat all over the world, both in so-called developing countries and in countries whose motto is related to...

Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF

The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Around 20.2 million children are under...

Need fast facts on drugs, crime, or criminal justice? Check out our updated Data Portal

More than 250,000 data points available on the Data Portal of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), now with a new, user-friendly interface Vienna (Austria), 25 October 2022 – Did you know that more than 400,000...

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

The UNDP calls for urgent debt relief for 54 countries with high poverty rates. Without action, poverty will increase and climate investments will suffer. Learn more: [link not provided]

UN Committee issue recommendations for children with mental health problems in Germany

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child completed its review on the implementation of human rights for children in Germany. The Committee issued updated Recommendations to be implemented in the next...

The EP called on the EU countries to provide housing for the Roma

The European Parliament adopted a set of recommendations aimed at improving the precarious situation of Roma settlements in the EU. The Roma, in all the diversity that the term encompasses, are the largest ethnic minority...

Building inter-regional cooperation to combat crimes in the fisheries sector 

27 September 2022 - 58 million people employed. 214 million tonnes produced. 20.2 kg consumed per person each year. These statistics, from the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2022 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, demonstrate...

Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions

Peace and Security - Russia on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution which described its attempts to unlawfully annex four regions of Ukraine earlier in the day with a formal ceremony in Moscow, as...

Ukraine: de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia

Briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again underlined the need to de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. 

UN congratulates couple who married with ‘equality agreement’

A couple in the western province of Izmir has set the stage for a new trend in Turkey by signing a "gender equality agreement" before getting married, saying there can be no love when...

Connecting Ports and People – A photo exhibition in the Western Indian Ocean region

A photo exhibition in the Western Indian Ocean region Ports play a vital role in the global economy, with over 90% of goods being traded across the ocean. Yet ports also have a large impact...
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