With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking, action on these two fronts is needed now more than ever, the head of the UN Office... read more →
The United Nations Secretary-General has called for “renewed determination” to eliminate chemical weapons from the world. In a message commemorating the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, on Monday, Secretary-General António... read more →
Testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday during his... read more →
Agnes Callamard, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Executions, has reacted to the assassination of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, implying that the killing of the scientist could... read more →
With the COVID-19 pandemic precipitating one of the world’s worst health, socioeconomic and humanitarian crises in over a century, the UN chief told a high-level discussion on Tuesday to seize... read more →
COVID-19 is overshadowing what has become a “pandemic of femicide” and related gender-based violence against women and girls, said independent UN human rights expert Dubravka Šimonović on Monday, calling for the universal establishment of national initiatives to monitor and prevent such killings. Ahead of the International Day... read more →
Raising alarm over “an imminent catastrophe” in war-ravaged Yemen, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated the urgent need to stop fighting. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF,... read more →
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, shipping lines, and logistics associations from around the world, to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to over... read more →
The coronavirus pandemic has not only exacted a terrible toll on human lives, health, and economies, it has also exacerbated existing conflicts, a UN forum heard on Thursday, with top... read more →
The global community is marking World Children’s Day on Friday, calling for societies to “reimagine a better future” for every child, where each one has the opportunity to thrive. In... read more →