WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by providing vital logistical support, including boats and motorcycles to reach remote communities [...]
Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of persons with disabilities - particularly women and girls - the Human Rights Council has heard.
2025 UN Ocean Conference Nice, France | 9 June – 13 June 2025
Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN Headquarters in New York every March to take the pulse of the planet and make their voices heard.
Media Avisory | Third United Nations Ocean Conference set to accelerate urgent action for the sustainable use and conservation of the ocean
Third United Nations Ocean Conference set to accelerate urgent action for the sustainable use and conservation of the ocean Media Accreditation OPEN until 17 May 2025 New York, 6 March 2025 – Heads of [...]
Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday. Read Full Story on UN News
Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising
The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced. Read Full Story on UN News