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Emir of Qatar to allocate $50m to support Syrian refugees
Sunday, 27 January 2019, 12:06 pm | United Nations
UN chief welcomes announcement by Emir of Qatar to allocate $50 million to support Syrian refugees, displaced persons More >>
Tackling ‘deeply worrying’ global rise in anti-Semitism
Sunday, 27 January 2019, 11:45 am | United Nations
Tackling ‘deeply worrying’ global rise in anti-Semitism is a job for all societies everywhere, says UN chief More >>
UN calls for dialogue to ease tensions in Venezuela
Sunday, 27 January 2019, 11:43 am | United Nations
UN political chief calls for dialogue to ease tensions in Venezuela; Security Council divided over path to end crisis More >>
Leprosy: We are failing our children
Friday, 25 January 2019, 1:58 pm | United Nations
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Guterres: common problems shows need for multilateralism
Friday, 25 January 2019, 1:10 pm | United Nations
The world’s problems are “more and more integrated” but the response to them is increasingly “fragmented” and “dysfunctional”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in an appeal for governments and other partners to respond ... More >>
UN expert to visit Bangladesh island of Bhashan Chat
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 3:13 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (23 January 2019) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit the Bangladesh island of Bhashan Char on Thursday, 24 January. The Bangladesh Government has been developing the island and says that ... More >>
Guatemala Reconciliation Law amendment will lead to impunity
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 10:48 am | United Nations
GENEVA (22 January 2019) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed serious concern after the approval in first reading of a bill to amend Guatemala’s long-standing National Reconciliation Law. If adopted, the ... More >>
Human rights must be bedrock of “Globalization 4.0”
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 10:46 am | United Nations
GENEVA (22 January 2019) – As global leaders meet in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF), United Nations experts stressed the critical importance of human rights to the Forum’s central theme of “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture ... More >>
Expert issues new guidance on economic reforms and rights
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 2:01 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (21 January 2019) – Human rights must be an integral component of policymaking to ensure economic reforms help advance societies, rather than hinder people’s lives, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council said today. More >>
Refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 12:45 pm | United Nations
European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said on Monday, at the launch of its first ... More >>
Global economy to see ‘steady’ growth of three per cent
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 11:28 am | United Nations
The global economy grew at a “steady” 3.1 per cent last year and similar levels of growth are expected in 2019, but these headline figures mask growth that is uneven and often failing to reach where it is most needed, the UN’s chief economist warned ... More >>
Reports of excessive force against Sudan protests worrying
Friday, 18 January 2019, 3:10 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (17 January 2019) – Credible reports of the use of excessive force, including live ammunition, by State security forces against protestors across Sudan over the past month are deeply worrying, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet ... More >>
New Zealand’s human rights record to be reviewed
Friday, 18 January 2019, 1:53 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (16 January 2019) – New Zealand’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Monday, 21 January 2019 in a meeting that will be webcast live ... More >>
More urgency needed to help ‘locked out’ before 2030
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 4:32 pm | United Nations
More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet More >>
Credible reports at least 890 killed in western DRC violence
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 4:30 pm | United Nations
UN Human Rights Office says credible reports suggest at least 890 killed in western DRC violence in mid-December More >>
Iran: Prisoners need appropriate health care urgently
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 4:29 pm | United Nations
Iran: Prisoners Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi need appropriate health care urgently – UN experts More >>
Bachelet appeals for record funds to support UN work
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 3:35 pm | United Nations
GENEVA (16 January 2019) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday urged States to step up their support in 2019 in order to fund what she described as “the most ambitious programme of work ever drawn by my Office.” More >>
5 things Guterres wants the UN to focus on in 2019
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 2:30 pm | United Nations
Despite countless “headwinds” and “ills”, the United Nations has “made a real difference” in 2018 and will need to achieve even more in 2019, as the planet faces “a world of trouble”. More >>
Syrians in ‘life and death’ struggle in desert camp
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 1:46 pm | United Nations
Thousands of Syrians in ‘life and death’ struggle amid harsh conditions in remote desert camp, UN warns More >>
Former Côte d’Ivoire president acquitted of war crimes
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 1:44 pm | United Nations
International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire More >>
