Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety
The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety and create inclusive, safe and sustainable streets.
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Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis
Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying food assistance meant for thousands of civilians in need in central Darfur, the agency reported.
Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalation
Ongoing heavy fighting in northern Gaza has now forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee eastern Gaza City in a matter of days, while also cutting off access to a key aid distribution hub, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
‘Trust and respect’ feeds interfaith rice growing success in the Philippines
Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for two communities, one Muslim the other Christian, which have joined together to build a successful rice growing cooperative in the Philippines.
UN chief lauds ‘strong’ new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weapons
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting illicit small arms and light weapons worldwide, saying it was an important sign of progress.
Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement
Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, contracting HIV, and despairing thoughts of suicide, after multiple forced displacements amid widespread gang violence.
Top UN official calls for strict compliance with sanctions on DPR Korea
Any relationship that any country has with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including Russia, “must entirely abide” by Security Council sanctions, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said on Friday, as she briefed ambassadors.
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso, refugees and climate change, Afghan women deserve seat in Doha: CEDAW
Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, which is staring at an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council’s (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women’s rights, The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday told a Human Rights Council panel that it’s time to eliminate laws and practices that contribute to “economic violence” against women and girls.
Haitian capital’s crippled health system ‘on the brink’
The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is “on the brink” and “crippled by escalating violence” according to the UN’s Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) representative in the Caribbean island nation, Dr. Oscar Barreneche.
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 per cent of the targets currently on track, according to a new UN report released on Friday.
Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gaza
Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel and dwindling supplies, there is a limit to what they can do to help all those in need, UN aid worker Louise Wateridge told UN News on Friday.