UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide
Pride Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the resilience, diversity, and achievements of LGBTQI individuals, UNAIDS said in a press release, while…
Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO
In its new Monitor on the World of Work report, ILO shows that while in high-income countries, only 8.2 per cent of…
UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch
The country, commonly known as North Korea, attempted to fire off its first military reconnaissance satellite earlier that day but it crashed…
Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law
The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr.…
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which…
UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify
WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000…
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns
The latest integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis, reported on Sunday that of the total number of affected people, 1.8 million…
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war
“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for…
Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
“Racism and xenophobia continue to spoil our communities, like scars that spoil the fabric of society. The hatred and violence they engender…
Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts
“The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced to lengthy prison terms for voicing dissent increased in…