New technologies such as deepfakes, peer-to-peer file sharing and voice cloning are amplifying and expanding existing methods of child exploitation. UN Special Rapporteur: Children at heightened risk of […]
UN Security Council: More than 300 people killed in Lebanon in last week alone
This is what the southern suburbs of Beirut look like after Israeli airstrikes. UN Security Council: More than 300 people have been killed in Lebanon in the last […]
UN report: Violence against children reaches unprecedented levels
3.3 million children are in forced labour and 1.7 million are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation. UN report: violence against children at unprecedented levels UN Violence against children […]
Top Stories of the Day | Thursday: Middle East, Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Peacekeepers of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (archive photo). Main news of the day | Thursday: Middle East, Kyrgyzstan, Russia UN Main news of the day in […]
WHO recommends increased investment in vaccines to reduce deaths from antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial resistance threatens the progress made in medicine over the past century. WHO recommends increasing investment in vaccines to reduce deaths from antibiotic resistance Health Increasing investment in […]
UN Commission: Crimes against humanity committed against Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners
Israel is targeting Gaza’s health care system, causing significant long-term harm to civilians, especially children. UN Commission: Crimes against humanity committed against Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners International […]
Climate change: UN calls on COP29 participants in Baku to seek agreement on key issues
A view of the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Climate change: UN calls on COP29 participants in Baku to seek agreement on key issues Climate and environment The international community […]
UNICEF: Every eighth woman in the world was subjected to sexual violence in childhood
More than 370 million girls and women alive today – one in eight – have been sexually assaulted or raped before the age of 18. UNICEF: One in […]
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia for one year
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Mariana Katsarova. UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia for one year […]
World Mental Health Day: Ensure that everyone in need receives qualified help
Approximately one in eight people on the planet has a mental disorder. World Mental Health Day: Provide qualified help to everyone in need Healthcare Without mental health, there […]