Addressing the Security Council on Tuesday, Ilze Brands Kehris, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, expressed concern about restrictions to freedom of religion in Ukraine, including territory under Russian control.Read the full story, …
WHO launches Council to develop TB vaccines, hoping to save millions of lives
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has unveiled plans to speed up the licensing and use of effective novel vaccines against tuberculosis (TB), the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19 and the 13th le…
Iran’s detention of Belgian aid worker a ‘flagrant violation of international law’: UN rights experts
A group of UN Special Rapporteurs condemned Iran’s arbitrary detention of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele on Tuesday, and demanded his immediate release, after he was sentenced to a cumulative 40-year jail term by a court in Tehran. Read the f…
UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking for food must be released immediately, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina …
Recommit to Libya ceasefire, urges senior UN representative
Following the latest meeting of rival military leaders in Sirte, Libya, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNSMIL) has called upon the national authorities to recommit to fully supporting the implementation of Libya’s 2020 ceasefire agreement.R…
UN envoy sees ‘real chance’ of political solution in Sudan
More than a year after the military coup in Sudan, political parties began talks this month aimed at restoring a civilian-led transition, which the UN has hailed as an important step towards peace and democracy. Read the full story, “UN envoy sees ‘rea…
Pakistan still an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for millions of children, following major flooding
Four million children are fighting for survival near contaminated and stagnant flood waters in Pakistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.Read the full story, “Pakistan still an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for millions of children,…
NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthen science and technology cooperation
Experts from the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme met with representatives of the scientific community of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo on Tuesday (17 January 2023). Officials and researchers from leading universities across the…
Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO
The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous three years, according to the United Nations’ culture agency (UNESCO).Read the full story, “Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022…
General Assembly President hosts children from around the world, on MLK Day
Children from a dozen countries met with the President of the General Assembly and toured the United Nations on a federal holiday in the United States honouring the late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace P…