‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day
Persons with the condition – which is caused by a lack of melanin pigmentation, affecting skin, hair and eye colour – continue…
Syria: ‘Unprecedented funding crisis’ means cuts for 2.5 million in need, warns WFP
The announcement comes as the European Union gears up to host the seventh Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,…
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)…
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high
The agency’s flagship annual report, Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2022, found that by the end of 2022, the number of people…
One in every 10 children works – instead of going to school
On Monday’s World Day against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) shared these staggering numbers as a reminder of the urgent…
Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people
That’s the latest from the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA), which tweeted that the UN and its humanitarian partners have delivered vital…
Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched
The bold new plan is being released a few days ahead of the second UN-stipulated International Day for Countering Hate Speech. The…
From the Field: UN human rights officers on the frontline in Somalia
Every day, UN human rights officers are on the frontlines to support them. They are part of the UN’s field work, talking…
Ukraine flood disaster: needs grow as long-term impacts loom
Speaking to journalists from Bilozerka, a town on the Dnipro River about 20 kilometres west of Kherson and five kilometres from the…
Arrests and hate speech target Baha’i minority in Yemen
OHCHR said that on 25 May, security forces stormed a peaceful meeting of Baha’is in Sana’a. Seventeen people, including five women, were…