What do singing and sports have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign to Human Rights Day – Our daily essentials – the UN human rights office (OHCHR) invited…
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A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report
The agency calls the report the most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken, with contributions from 287 multidisciplinary scientists from…
Hong Kong: UN human rights chief worries about “draconian” laws following deadly apartment fire
At least 160 people were killed in the fire at the court complex in Wang Fung, Tai Po district, which was being…
First person: small acts, lasting impact, strengthen the dignity of women in Lao PDR
Aksonethip Somvorachit spoke with UN News on the challenges she faced as staff focal point for PSEA. “Early in my career at…
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian numbers
Briefing of the ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairssaid 2025…
UN seeks $1 billion for emergency ‘first aid fund’
Since 2006the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated nearly $10 billion to more than 110 countries through rapid, strategic funding that…
From bagpipes to salt making, UNESCO pays tribute to a disappearing culture passed down from generation to generation
Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that…
‘All we want in Sudan is peace,’ say children fleeing violence
At the time, aged just 16, she saw gunmen attack her village and kill people – among them her grandfather and uncle.…
At the UN, OSCE warns of erosion of security principles amid Ukraine conflict
Addressing ambassadors, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who currently chairs the OSCE, described the conflict as the most serious challenge to European…
Increased checks on food and plant products imported into the EU
The European Commission will reinforce checks on food, animal and plant products entering the EU. Through increased checks at EU borders and…