Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population
Almost a third of those displaced by the conflict come from the region around the country’s second largest city of Kharkiv, in…
Ukraine prisoner of war trials in Mariupol could be a war crime: OHCHR
The United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) has expressed concern about the construction of metal cages, apparently to house prisoners of war…
African pivotal strategy to combat communicable diseases
African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases.
A light in the darkness for Ukrainians under fire
The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of letting up, but the UN continues to bring humanitarian supplies to the country,…
Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34 years in prison sentence handed down to a Saudi…
Grain deal ‘victory for diplomacy,’ UN chief tells journalists in Ukraine
Despite that the Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed a few weeks ago, the UN chief reiterated that “there is no solution to the…
“I’ve been waiting 16 years for this moment”: Helping to transform the lives of victims of terrorism in Iraq
Helping to transform the lives of victims of terrorism in Iraq at a three-day psychosocial workshop implemented by the United Nations Office…
After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration
A tiny Caribbean Island known as 'the flower of the ocean' was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Two years after the…
Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal
This will be the first shipment of humanitarian food assistance under the Black Sea Grain Initiative signed last month by Ukraine, Russia…
‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, IAEA chief warns
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the…