Türk appeals to Sudan’s warring generals; calls out ‘dangerous anti-rights tendencies’ worldwide
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk appealed to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and of the Rapid Support…
African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year…
Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
“Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated action,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the…
Green light for global greenhouse gas tracking network
The landmark decision comes as heat-trapping greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels – “higher than at any time over the last…
‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount
“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take…
Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence
With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative…
UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks
Brazil: Caçapava Geopark Caçapava UNESCO Global Geopark in Brazil. For the Guarani, an indigenous people in Brazil, this geopark is “the place…
Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years
Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged
WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia
WFP had paused distributions in the restive Tigray region in the north after finding evidence of significant supplies on sale in local…
Protecting civilians in times of crisis
In 2022, the UN recorded a 53 per cent increase in the number of civilians killed across 12 armed conflicts, from Sudan…