Nobel Peace Prize to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the human rights pioneer and former UN Human Rights High Commissioner  “for...

Mental health: the burden of childhood trauma in Europe

Two out of three young adults (aged 18 to 30) have experienced at least one traumatic or highly stressful event during childhood, according to...

UN marks International Coffee Day for first time

Coffee is one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages and one of its most heavily traded products. This year marks the first observance...

The International Criminal Court and its officials awarded the Sakharov Prize

The 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is collectively awarded to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials. Announcing the 2026 laureate in...

EU states must not send Afghans back to danger, warn UN experts

GENEVA – UN Independent Human Rights Experts* today expressed alarm about reports of European Union (EU) Member States deporting Afghan nationals back to Afghanistan,...

United Nations Spotlight Initiative launches Sync or Storm, a new interactive game to help...

Built on Equimundo: Center for Masculinity and Social Justice’s research into boyhood and masculinity, the game aims to raise awareness among young boys about...

WHO–EU support brings free specialized infectious disease care closer to families in northeastern Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan – Thousands of people in northeastern Afghanistan are receiving free, specialized treatment for infectious diseases through the Kunduz Infectious Disease Hospital, supported...

Nobel Peace Prize to human rights pioneer Navi Pillay

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the human rights pioneer and former UN Human Rights High Commissioner  “for...

Mental health: the burden of childhood trauma in Europe

Two out of three young adults (aged 18 to 30) have experienced at least one traumatic or highly stressful event during childhood, according to...

UN marks International Coffee Day for first time

Coffee is one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages and one of its most heavily traded products. This year marks the first observance...

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