We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
Hate speech reinforces discrimination and stigma and is most often aimed at women, refugees and migrants, and minorities. If left unchecked, it…
Sudan’s Darfur spiralling into ‘humanitarian calamity’: UN aid chief
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths warned in a statement issued late on Thursday night that conditions in the province were particularly…
Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President
Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the country’s urgent food security needs and…
Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to…
Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster
On Friday, relief supplies were delivered to vulnerable families in the rural Kherson region close to the front line. The destruction of…
UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’
The UN was asking for $11.1 billion dollars – its largest appeal worldwide – to support Syrians inside the country and those…
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
“Being a child in Haiti today is harsher and more dangerous than it ever has been in living memory. The threats and…
Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life
“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions…
First Person: ‘We want to be included’
Nicholas Herd is a campaigner for L’Arche Canada, part of international non-profit organization working towards the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.…
Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres
Addressing a conference to take stock of action since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)…