Countries

UN pauses aid flights in east DRC after helicopter attack

Kinshasa – The United Nations announced Monday it was suspending humanitarian flights across much of conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic... Read more

28 Feb, 2023

World

UN chief warns progress on human rights has ‘gone into reverse’

Geneva – Respect for human rights has gone into reverse, the United Nations chief warned on Monday, calling for... Read more

27 Feb, 2023

Business

DRC, UN ask for $2.25 billion in humanitarian aid

Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN’s humanitarian arm on Wednesday appealed for $2.25 billion in... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

World

United Nations says one woman dies every 2 mins in pregnancy and childbirth

Geneva – A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

World

UNESCO conference tackles disinformation, hate speech

Paris – A global UN conference on how to battle online disinformation and hate speech without endangering human rights... Read more

22 Feb, 2023

Countries

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast

Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more

22 Feb, 2023

Countries

At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya

Tripoli – Dozens of migrants are thought to have died after their boat sunk off the coast of Libya,... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Countries

Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could ‘undermine’ peace process

Nairobi – Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Countries

UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown

Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

World

Haitian schools becoming targets of violence: UNICEF

United Nations – Schools in Haiti, previously considered safe havens from the Caribbean nation’s turmoil, have become increasingly targeted... Read more

10 Feb, 2023