First Person: The struggle to protect human rights in East Africa during the pandemic
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in East Africa, [...]
Mozambique school children face ‘catastrophic’ fall-out from COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
School children in Mozambique are facing what a senior United [...]
Heed ceasefire call, UN chief urges, marking Africa Day
African countries have “demonstrated commendable leadership” battling the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
5 reasons Costa Rica is winning plaudits for fighting COVID-19: a Resident Coordinator’s blog
Costa Rica is winning plaudits for its handling of the [...]
Guterres commends India and Bangladesh for life-saving work in face of deadly cyclone
The UN chief António Guterres commended the governments and people of [...]
Policing the pandemic: how UN Police are maintaining law, order, and public health
In several countries afflicted by years of armed conflict, The [...]
Shrinking forests need bold action to safeguard their biodiversity
Amidst alarming rates of deforestation and land degradation, urgent action [...]
Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization
Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted [...]
Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must also lead to countries [...]
Yemen: Coronavirus transmission likely widespread, decimating ‘collapsed’ health system, UN warns
War-torn Yemen’s health system has ‘in effect, collapsed” under the [...]
FROM THE FIELD: Nature ‘strongest ally’ to building sustainable planet
Nature is humankind’s ‘strongest ally’ to help build a sustainable [...]
Danger awaits migrant children returned to Mexico and Central America during pandemic
Migrant children forcibly returned from the United States to Mexico [...]
Asia-Pacific nations commit the whole region to ‘defeat’ COVID-19
Gathering together at the top UN intergovernmental body in Asia [...]
International Tea Day: Trusty cuppa represents ‘crux’ of today’s issues – UN General Assembly president
Art, culture, heritage, and a source of livelihood for millions. Because tea is so much more than just a drink, on Thursday, at a virtual event commemorating the first-ever International Tea Day, the president of the UN General Assembly lauded the plant for its role in pursuing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
UN agencies join forces to protect forcibly displaced during pandemic
To strengthen and advance public health services for millions of [...]
UN launches new initiative to fight COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
A new UN initiative aims to push back against the [...]
Only Venezuelans can resolve Venezuela’s deepening crisis, DiCarlo tells Security Council
Negotiations remain the only way to overcome the ongoing political [...]
Tedros hails WHO ‘landmark resolution’ to accelerate COVID-19 response
With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark [...]
Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake: Bachelet
Tens of millions of people in Africa could become destitute [...]
Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief
The coronavirus pandemic threatens the hard-earned gains Africans have made throughout the continent, the UN chief said on Wednesday, urging the world to stand in solidarity with the people, “now, and for recovering better”.