UNICEF: Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be born on the first day of 2021.
“The children born...
US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’
Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump’s pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war crimes in Iraq, on...
Argentina: ‘Ground-breaking’ new abortion law crucial to ending gender discrimination
The year drew to a close in Argentina with “a ground-breaking law” that legalizes abortions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, in a move...
The journey begins – 2021 is the European Year of Rail!
Friday, 1 January 2021, marks the beginning of the European Year of Rail. The European Commission initiative will highlight the benefits of rail as...
EU and China reach agreement in principle on investment
The EU and China have today concluded in principle the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). This deal follows a call between...
25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have received desperately needed food aid for the first...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and...
Chad: New law safeguards 480,000 refugees
The UN refugee agency commended Chad on Friday for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance the protection of the nearly 480,000 refugees...
The Brexit Adjustment Reserve
What is the Brexit Adjustment Reserve
The Brexit Adjustment Reserve will provide support to Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst...
UN chief urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic
On the eve of general elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Secretary-General has called on all stakeholders to ensure that...