Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm
WMO continues to monitor the “remarkable” tropical storm, which has cut a destructive path across the two countries since it first developed a month ago. At least 21 people have…
Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears
“It is hard to imagine peace while State actors continue to be involved in gross human rights violations,” said Commission member Barney Afako, presenting the latest report to the Human…
Tropical cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi
“Malawi is really experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its recorded history – nothing less than that – and the country is also struggling to respond to an earlier outbreak…
Close gaps to drive progress for next generations, youth delegates tell LDC5
Today, the world counts 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24: the largest such generation in history. Close to 90 per cent of those in this…
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, was speaking during a Council meeting to reaffirm the importance of Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, adopted in October 2000, and…
UN rights chief calls for fresh thinking to tackle global challenges
The current human rights landscape is compounded by conflict, discrimination, poverty, shrinking civic spaces, and the emergence of new human rights challenges such as the rise of artificial intelligence and…
LDC5: UN conference weighs building resilient agrifood systems in the face of risk and uncertainty
Among the many challenges they face, the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) remain hotspots of chronic and acute food insecurity, with an average prevalence of chronic undernourishment of 22.1 per…
LDC5: UN conference calls for more inclusive and fair digital transformation in world’s least developed countries
On Monday at the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), a series of roundtable discussions saw global leaders, ci confront two of the most fundamental hurdles facing…
Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Nada Al-Nashif warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign of improvement”. Military servitude In addition to…
UN’s commission on women opens amid vanishing progress on rights
Over the next two weeks, participants from across the world – including representatives from governments, the UN, civil society and youth groups, as well as activists – will examine how…