UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia
The report on children’s rights is the first of its kind to bring together existing data and analysis for all countries in the region, while highlighting critical data gaps that…
LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries
The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where LDC5 has been under way since 5 March.…
USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights
UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said the practice raises concerns about rights violations, including the right to due process, as enshrined under a decades-old international treaty. Longstanding practice “The United…
Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site power has been cut since the Russian invasion…
The LDC graduation pathway must not disrupt overall sustainable development, says UN deputy chief
She was speaking during the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), in Doha, Qatar, where other participants stressed that graduation from LDC category must be sustainable and…
Guterres bids to ‘breathe new life’ into our global future
These forward-looking policy briefs are designed to feed into UN Member States’ consultations analysing how the multilateral system can be strengthened for tomorrow’s world, said UN chief António Guterres, unveiling…
Vessel to remove oil from stricken Yemen tanker could arrive by May
The FSO Safer has been moored off the west coast of Yemen for over three decades but has not been properly maintained since war erupted across the country in 2015…
LDC5: Proposed online university sparks hope of bridging education gap in least developed countries
Notwithstanding progress in increasing enrolment rates for primary education, 16.2 per cent of children of primary school age were out of school in least developed countries (LDCs) in 2019 and…
Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians
“We are in the midst of a cycle of violence that must be stopped immediately,” Tor Wennesland said in a statement on Wednesday. Concern for civilians “I am deeply disturbed…
New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR
If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their lives to cross the English…