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Climate change: Act now or pay a high price, says UN expert

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 9:56 am | United Nations

GENEVA (8 October 2018) – States must accelerate action to address climate change — from solar electricity to climate-friendly agriculture practices — or risk locking in decades of grave human rights violations, a UN expert says. More >>

‘Unprecedented changes’ needed to limit global warming

Monday, 8 October 2018, 3:36 pm | United Nations

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require “far-reaching and unprecedented changes,” such as ditching coal for electricity to slash carbon emissions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) has said, launching a special ... More >>

Chad: top UN officials on humanitarian response

Monday, 8 October 2018, 1:15 pm | United Nations

In Chad, top UN officials say humanitarian response must go ‘hand in hand’ with longer-term recovery More >>

Afghan casualties from IEDs has reached extreme levels

Monday, 8 October 2018, 1:13 pm | United Nations

The United Nations on Sunday called on anti-Government elements in Afghanistan to immediately stop using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in civilian areas, after the UN mission in the country recorded a sharp rise in civilian casualties caused ... More >>

Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN Ambassador and Congolese doctor

Saturday, 6 October 2018, 12:14 pm | United Nations

Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and the first Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist who helps victims of sexual violence ... More >>

UN disability rights experts issue new legal guidance

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 11:03 am | United Nations

GENEVA (3 October 2018) — People with disabilities and their representative organizations must participate in public decision-making processes about their own human rights, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities said today as it issued ... More >>

Malaysia: UN expert says child marriages must end

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 11:02 am | United Nations

GENEVA (3 October 2018) – A UN human rights expert has urged Malaysian authorities to redouble their efforts to end child marriages, and to establish a robust non-discriminatory child protection system. More >>

Going full circle for growth and the planet

Thursday, 4 October 2018, 10:51 am | United Nations

The business case for making our economy more sustainable is clear. Globally, transitioning to a circular economy - where materials are reused, re-manufactured or recycled-could significantly reduce carbon emissions and deliver over US$1 trillion in material ... More >>

UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson on Afghanistan

Wednesday, 3 October 2018, 12:48 pm | United Nations

The Secretary-General condemns the series of lethal attacks – including today’s suicide bombing at a campaign rally in Nangarhar Province, on candidates, their affiliates and their supporters – in Afghanistan in the run up to the October parliamentary ... More >>

Humanitarian Community supports Indonesian Govt response

Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 5:13 pm | United Nations

Humanitarian Community supports Government response to Central Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami 02 October 2018 (Jakarta): The United Nations (UN), and wider humanitarian community in Indonesia, stands ready to support the Government of Indonesia as it ... More >>

Safeguards must protect all detainees from torture

Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 8:39 am | United Nations

GENEVA/BISHKEK (1 October 2018) — The United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) welcomes the creation of Kyrgyzstan’s National Center for the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ... More >>

Trust with US must be rebuilt: DPRK

Sunday, 30 September 2018, 12:25 pm | United Nations

Trust with US must be rebuilt before Korean Peninsula can be reunited, DPRK insists at UN More >>

Help Pacific ‘Ocean of Peace’ live up to its name: PNG

Sunday, 30 September 2018, 12:22 pm | United Nations

Help Pacific ‘Ocean of Peace’ live up to its name, Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister tells UN More >>

At UN, Syria slams US for ‘supporting terrorism’

Sunday, 30 September 2018, 12:20 pm | United Nations

Denouncing the United States for supporting terrorism and war crimes in his conflict-torn country, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid Al-Moualem reported to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that the seven-year war is almost over, calling all ... More >>

UN: Leaders from vulnerable island States turn out in force

Saturday, 29 September 2018, 7:09 pm | United Nations

On Day four of UN Assembly debate, leaders from vulnerable island States turn out in force to plead for climate action More >>

Russia’s Lavrov denounces from UN podium West’s brute force

Saturday, 29 September 2018, 7:06 pm | United Nations

Denouncing their use of “political blackmail, economic pressure, and brute force,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mounted the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday to accuse Western States of seeking to retain their self-proclaimed ... More >>