Children in Nigeria and surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’
Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands of Boko Haram, and are also being deeply affected...
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’
Consequences of climate change vary from region to region. UN-supported dams in Somalia provide water access to livestock.
The climate emergency generated by global warming,...
COVID-19 provides opportunity to resolve conflicts, address weaknesses across Arab region
António Guterres has released a policy brief outlining four sets of priorities to help these countries build back better and achieve the Sustainable Development...
Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic Pollution
A new set of Recommendations published today outline how the global tourism sector can continue in its fight against plastic pollution while effectively facing...
Zimbabwe: COVID-19 must not be used to stifle freedoms
OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell, speaking to journalists in Geneva, expressed concern over allegations suggesting that Zimbabwean authorities may be using the COVID-19 crisis as...
Amid fears of worst recession in decades, urgent calls for solidarity, a united economic front
With multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered virtually on Wednesday for the launch of a new...
Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern
The finding comes in its latest Global Forest Resources Assessment report (FRA 2020), which aims to turn the tide on deforestation, or the conversion...
COVID-19: No return to ‘old normal’, as cases top 15 million
Most cases, or 10 million, were in just 10 countries, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for nearly half. On Thursday afternoon,...
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of...
EU Security Union Strategy: Connecting the dots in a new security ecosystem
European Commission sets out a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can...