Category: International
Reporters Without Borders are concerned about the “risk of a major shift” in the situation of press freedom, “particularly in important democratic countries”. “Press freedom has never been so threatened,” by pressure attacks, false information, ...
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on the world to make peace “our top priority”. Mr. Guterres waves to share with the world an issue which weighs heavily on his heart. “How ...
A vaccination campaign against cholera began today in the areas of Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Matthew, with support from the United Nations and other institutions. “The target population is estimated at 820,000 people over ...
A week before the opening of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP22) in Morocco, a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), released today, shows that almost one in seven children in the ...
The 193 countries of the United Nations (UN) should adopt Monday, September 19 in New York, ahead of the General Assembly, a series of commitments to respond to the most serious migration crisis since World ...
Cultural diversity is an outstanding source of exchange, innovation and creativity, and has the enormous potential to accelerate sustainable development, the United Nations cultural agency declared today. In a message marking the World Day for ...
The world is witnessing the highest level of human suffering since the Second World War. This is why, for the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has ...
More than 80 per cent of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), with populations in low-income ...
A United Nations human rights expert today signalled concern that efforts to counter “violent extremism” may be construed as the “perfect excuse” for democratic and authoritarian governments to restrict free expression and control access to ...
The Secretary General of Amnesty International suggests a rise “deeply worrying” of executions in the world. Death row executions have jumped more than 50% in 2015, reaching their highest level since 1989. In its ...
