UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’
Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations...
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Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 02 (IPS) – Joe Biden provided a stirring soundbite days ago when he spoke from the White House just after suicide...
A new platform launched on Wednesday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will ease severe COVID-19 vaccine shortages and safeguard more people in...
A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the...
A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to help countries better assess and respond to...
Afghanistan crisis: Food supply for millions could run out this month
Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step...
Innovative Use of Worlds First Malaria Vaccine Generates Remarkable Results and a Life-Saving Opportunity
Sep 01 (IPS) – In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s gratifying to see work continuing in...
4.1 billion lack social safety net, warns UN labour agency
More than four billion people live without any welfare protection today to cushion them from crisis, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, while...
Climate and weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives – WMO report
Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years disproportionately impacting poorer countries, the...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly