‘Disasters know no borders’ says Guterres, 35 years on from Chernobyl...
A 20-second shut down of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986, created a surge that led to a chemical explosion, which...
Turkey’s withdrawal from women’s protection treaty, ‘worrying step backwards’
“This decision…sends a dangerous message that violence against women is not important, with the risk of encouraging perpetrators and weakening measures to prevent it”,...
UN chief pledges to fight for all Cypriots, as impasse remains
“The truth is that in the end of our efforts we have not yet found enough common ground to allow for the resumption of...
Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize ‘human lives’ over economic...
Speaking ahead of the EU Porto Social Summit on May 7, Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, pointed out...
Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but ‘threat remains...
Based on confirmed cases, 5.5 per cent of the entire European population has now had COVID-19, while 7 per cent has completed a full...
Kosovo: Expectations high following elections, UN envoy tells Security Council
Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, reported on the results of the 14 February legislative election, where the winning party, Vetëvendosje, received more...
UN chief ‘realistic’ at start of fresh bid to resolve Cyprus...
“The Secretary-General decided to organize this meeting following the consultations conducted over the past several months on his behalf by Under Secretary-General Jane Holl...
UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights...
In a statement, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged Parliament to heed warnings that the proposed new Overseas Operations Bill risks undermining key...
Rights experts condemn UK racism report attempting to ‘normalize white supremacy’
“In 2021, it is stunning to read a report on race and ethnicity that repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact, twisting data and...
UN political affairs chief warns against ‘backsliding’ in Ukraine
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed ambassadors who met virtually to mark the fifth anniversary of a deal to end fighting between Ukraine Government forces and...
COVID-19 vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ in Europe, WHO warns
Most countries saw a rise in coronavirus transmission last week, with 1.6 million new cases and nearly 24 000 deaths, the UN office has...
End police brutality and impunity in Belarus, rights experts urge
Last week, 176 people were detained during peaceful protests commemorating Freedom Day on 25 March, an unofficial holiday, they reported, and seven journalists were...
Vintage French rugby pros tackle refugee integration in the vineyards
In his former life, in Syria, Hussam worked as a journalist, and was an elite athlete. “I was the Syrian kickboxing champion three times”,...
Belarus human rights situation deteriorating further, warns UN rights chief
In comments to the Geneva forum on Thursday, the High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that curbs on demonstrators had got worse since last August’s poll...
EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people...
Speaking at the end of an official visit to assess how EU institutions are operating, Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and...