Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
“Here’s a little Black boy from Louisville, Kentucky, sitting in the United Nations talking to presidents of the world, why? Because I’m…
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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April
The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play…
Haiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’
The consequences have plunged the Caribbean nation into an ongoing political and humanitarian crisis. Currently, there are “unprecedented levels of lawlessness”, UNODC’s…
‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
Painting a grim landscape of the world’s war zones, Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed ambassadors,…
Conflict and harassment in the workplace: towards mandatory training for MEPs
The report endorsed on Wednesday aims to strengthen Parliament’s rules on preventing conflict and harassment in the workplace by introducing mandatory specialised…
Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of Ukraine to end, so the country can…
Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis
Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce…
From Desperation to Determination: Indonesian Trafficking Survivors Demand Justice
Rokaya needed time to recover after illness forced her to quit as a live-in maid in Malaysia and return home to Indramayu,…
Bulgaria and Romania join the border-free Schengen area
After 13 years of waiting, and Bulgaria and Romania officially entered the vast Schengen area of free movement at midnight on Sunday…
Pope Francis at Easter Urbi et Orbi: Christ is risen! All begins anew!
Following the Easter Sunday Mass, Pope Francis delivers his Easter message and blessing "To the City and the World," praying especially for…