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Libya: Tensions as armed groups mobilize in Tripoli

Libya: Tensions as armed groups mobilize in Tripol...

9 months ago 241

Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm

Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm...

9 months ago 236

Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘essential opportunity’ for voices to be heard

Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘e...

9 months ago 232

The UN belongs to young people, deputy chief tells young Costa Rican activists

The UN belongs to young people, deputy chief tells...

9 months ago 233

Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR Congo

Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR ...

9 months ago 242

Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations

Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over ...

9 months ago 201

End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges

End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN r...

9 months ago 199

Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting people and wildlife

Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting...

9 months ago 219

Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blast: Guterres

Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blas...

9 months ago 197

UN envoy outlines ‘possibilities for progress’ in Syria next year

UN envoy outlines ‘possibilities for progress’ in ...

9 months ago 198

‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta: WHO’s Tedros

‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta...

9 months ago 203

South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker

South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing o...

9 months ago 198

Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 humanitarian plan for Somalia

Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 h...

9 months ago 195

UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super Typhoon Rai

UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super...

9 months ago 196

I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria : A UN Resident Coordinator blog

I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria...

9 months ago 184

UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya

UN expert underscores importance of human rights f...

9 months ago 193

UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, affirms solidarity with citizens

UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, a...

9 months ago 193

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to ...

9 months ago 198

From the Field: Interweaving ecosystems in Indonesia

From the Field: Interweaving ecosystems in Indones...

9 months ago 201

In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urges UN chief

In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urge...

9 months ago 188

Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?

Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?

9 months ago 198

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use ...

9 months ago 205

‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares Guterres

‘UN stands with the people of Lebanon’, declares G...

9 months ago 204

‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urgent’: Guterres

‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urge...

9 months ago 183

UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed activists

UN rights office urges Viet Nam to release jailed ...

9 months ago 196

Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displace thousands

Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displa...

9 months ago 191

Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’

Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever...

9 months ago 225

Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe

Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up inte...

9 months ago 200

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wrack...

9 months ago 196

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence

Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emerge...

9 months ago 190

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serious rights violations, argue UN experts

Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to C...

9 months ago 190

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 vaccines shows its relevance, says President

UN rights forum’s action on climate and COVID-19 v...

9 months ago 186

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way’

UN chief: ‘We cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoo...

9 months ago 187

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season

COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe...

9 months ago 191

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key ro...

9 months ago 192

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola ou...

9 months ago 188

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says

Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Right...

9 months ago 198

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple i...

9 months ago 186

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing...

9 months ago 182

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific

COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry peop...

9 months ago 187

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yemen

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 s...

9 months ago 177

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive Iran nuclear deal

‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive ...

9 months ago 179

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’

9 months ago 181

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: General Assembly President

No return to normal without universal COVID jabs: ...

9 months ago 181

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns

COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief w...

9 months ago 178

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to stem war in Yemen

‘Restraint, de-escalation and dialogue’ needed to ...

9 months ago 184

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights

Afghanistan: Humanitarian crisis threatens basic h...

9 months ago 173

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this year, but deaths remain low

COVID cases surging in Africa at fastest rate this...

9 months ago 169

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others li...

9 months ago 179

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving jus...

9 months ago 197