2021 Year in Review: Celebrating UN values in action
Conflict, health crises and the climate emergency may have dominated headlines this year but, behind the scenes, countless unsung heroes were working tirelessly to...
Sudan: Food looted in Darfur, 730,000 people left without
The UN chief condemned on Wednesday the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and supplies gifted to the Sudanese authorities for civilian in El Fasher, Darfur. Read the...
2021: A good year to listen in
A hit series on climate action, the drama of COP26, and stories from Vanuatu to Brooklyn. Here are some of our favourite audio stories...
2021 Year in Review: Climate action, or blah, blah, blah?
This year saw another steady stream of UN-backed reports reinforcing a stark message: man-made climate change is an urgent and even existential threat to...
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the...
WHO: 2022 can mark the end of COVID’s acute stage
The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 maybe the year the world ends the acute stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “WHO: 2022 can mark the end...
Former ISIL prison transformed to bring joy and support to youth
Once used as a prison by the ISIL terror network in Iraq, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency and partners have converted a...
2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes,...
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Tuesday that a recent military escalation in the country is “among the worst”...
At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and...
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low 
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African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash