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More than 150 women and girls were raped in South Sudan, UN says
Dec 4, 2018More than 150 women and girls have come forward in the past 12 days to seek help in South Sudan after they were raped or suffered other forms of sexual violence, the heads of three UN... -
No room for climate delay, UN chief tells online summit
Nov 22, 2018The world is not moving fast enough to curb global warming and needs immediate action to address the issue, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an online climate change conference Thursday. Guterres issued the call to arms... -
Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown, 14, named youngest-ever UNICEF envoy
Nov 21, 2018The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF appointed Millie Bobby Brown, the star of hit Netflix series “Stranger Things”, as its youngest ever goodwill ambassador on Tuesday and the 14-year-old had a message for world leaders: “Listen... -
UN envoy arrives in Yemen capital for crunch talks
Nov 21, 2018UN envoy Martin Griffiths arrived in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Wednesday for crunch talks on averting all-out fighting for the lifeline port of Hodeida and widespread famine. Griffiths did not comment to waiting reporters on... -
UNICEF holds programmes marking World Children’s Day
Nov 21, 2018UNICEF Bangladesh has held a series of activities involving thousands of children as part of the World Children’s Day. It has honoured 50 media professionals during the Meena Media Awards 2018. The awards were set up... -
UN report finds violations of South Sudan arms embargo
Nov 13, 2018A UN panel of experts has found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting to the Security Council that there are “alarming levels” of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the... -
In Mexico, children traveling with migrant caravan still in need of protection and support
Nov 2, 2018An estimated 2,300 children who arrived in Mexico between 19 and 22 October as part of the migrant caravan are still in need of humanitarian support – including protection, healthcare, nutrition, safe water and sanitation –... -
Denmark expands support for Rohingya refugees and host communities
Nov 1, 2018The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, who has just concluded a joint visit to the refugee camps in Kutupalong-Balukhali, Cox’s Bazar, with the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David... -
Kate Hudson named Goodwill Ambassador for the UN World Food Programme
Nov 1, 2018Golden Globe-winning actress, author and entrepreneur Kate Hudson were today appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The Rome-based humanitarian agency provides food assistance to more than 90 million people... -
Niqab ban in France violates human rights, UN panel says
Oct 26, 2018The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Tuesday that France’s ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic veil, was a violation of human rights and called on it to review the legislation. France had failed to...
