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NCDs are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide, and it is estimated that strokes and heart attacks are up to three times...
Ukraine: Civilian attacks ‘must end immediately’ says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues
Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told Monday’s regular briefing for correspondents in New York that António Guterres had condemned Saturday evening’s missile strike adding that...
UNiting Against Hate: A new series from UN Podcasts
Tendayi Achiume, an independent UN human rights expert, who monitors racism and related intolerance, worries that in recent years there has been an “unleashing”...
Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists
On Thursday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, an acclaimed climate activist and former World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) employee, was sentenced to three years...
UN marks 75 years since displacement of 700,000 Palestinians
The mass displacement in 1948, known as the Nakba (meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic), has an importance to Palestinians across the world, said Rosemary DiCarlo,...
Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia
“Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of the NEOM project and the construction of...
UN supports ‘monumental step’ for cancer sufferers in northwest Syria
It marks a “monumental step” for cancer treatment in the region said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York.
Radiotherapy sessions have historically...
Rghts experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
In a statement, the dozen experts said representatives from the Russian-owned mercenary outfit had been “offering pardons for criminal sentences to prisoners who join...
Afghanistan: Aid efforts rapidly expand as post-quake death toll rises
“The United Nations and our partners in Afghanistan are coordinating with the de facto authorities to swiftly assess needs and provide emergency assistance,” UN...
Quake latest: Aid convoys will keep crossing into Syria ‘for as long as needs...
Since 9 February, 143 trucks have passed through the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salam border crossings, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Steep increase in deadly boat journeys reflects Rohingyas’ desperation: UNHCR
More than 3,500 desperate Rohingya attempted deadly sea crossings in 39 boats in 2022 – mainly from Myanmar and Bangladesh – UNHCR spokesperson Shabia...
Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces
Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid...
Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say
“Every person searching for a better life deserves safety and dignity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “We need safe, legal routes for migrants and...
UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts
“We are deeply concerned at reports that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing and are at high risk of being trafficked within the UK,”...
Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
The members of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) issued the appeal after concluding their first visit to the State of Palestine, conducted from 10...
UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to Ukraine’s war-ravaged east
Medicines, roofing repair kits, bottled water and solar lamps were offloaded, highlighting the desperate plight of many thousands of people who are unable or...
2022 Year in Review: 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been...
The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution, was announced by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in...
Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths
“About 160 children are killed every day; that’s one every 10 minutes,” said UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, echoing concerns from...
UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana,...
Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk
“By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social and cultural, as much as civil and political –...
One year on, for survivors of Türkiye-Syria quakes the suffering is far from over
In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, claiming over 50,000...
Despite myriad challenges, UNRWA continues lifesaving work in Gaza
Agency employees and volunteers at the UNRWA-affiliated Deir Al-Balah Preparatory School in central Gaza told UN News that despite difficult conditions restricting the movement...
Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis
Doctors have been performing surgeries without anaesthesia or other basic surgical supplies, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update, noting that...
Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage
Over the weekend, agency staff led missions into Derna, Shahat, Soussa and al Bayda, delivering emergency medical supplies, food, water purification kits and shelter...