Tanzania helpline calls time on child marriage and abuse
Child marriage continues to affect many young girls across Tanzania, in East Africa, but now a series of interventions supported by the UN Population...
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The UN Secretary-General on Friday issued an urgent appeal for all parties involved in this week’s escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian enclave...
‘Stand up against hate’ towards LGBTI people, UN human rights chief urges
Humiliation and intolerance remain “a stark reality” for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people around the world, the UN human rights chief...
COVID-19: Wealthy nations urged to delay youth vaccines, donate to solidarity scheme
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for wealthier countries to delay vaccinating younger people against COVID-19 and instead donate doses to the COVAX global vaccine solidarity initiative. ...
Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called for the Colombian Government to conduct a...
US Casts 45 Vetoes and CountingWhile Protecting a Client State
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent...
Where are the Women? How Pandemic Decisions are Ingraining Global Gender Bias
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (IPS) – There are teams of experts around the world right now tackling the coronavirus pandemic, providing pathways to put...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the importance of renewed commitment to multilateralism during talks held on Thursday. Read...
The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the...
Will the UN hold Myanmars Military Accountable for Its Crimes against Children?
SEOUL, May 13 (IPS) – In one particularly bloody day in March, Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least ten children, some as...
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026