Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China. UN urges China to protect minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet from discrimination Human Rights Many problematic laws and policies affecting China’s […]
The UN marked the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis speaks during an informal visit of UN Security Council members at the Palais des Nations. UN marks 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions International […]
UN experts: Abortion restrictions in Poland violate women’s rights
Abortion restrictions push women and girls to unsafe procedures. UN experts: Abortion restrictions in Poland violate women’s rights Human Rights Women in Poland face serious violations of their […]
UN aid agencies deliver polio vaccines to Gaza
UNICEF to deliver 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine to Gaza. UN aid agencies deliver polio vaccines to Gaza Humanitarian aid A shipment of polio vaccines has been […]
IAEA chief to visit Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi spoke to reporters in Vienna following his official visit to Iran. IAEA chief to visit Kursk nuclear power plant in […]
Afghan midwife: ‘I stayed because I was needed here’
Midwife Mariza Ahmadi helped Afghan woman Sugra give birth to a healthy baby boy. Afghan midwife: ‘I stayed because I was needed here’ Women Midwife Mariza Ahmadi was […]
‘Huge challenges’ in battling new cholera outbreak in Sudan
Women wait for aid to be distributed in Sudan. ‘Huge challenges’ hamper fight against new cholera outbreak in Sudan Humanitarian Aid UN aid workers are facing enormous challenges […]
First polio case confirmed in Gaza
Children in Gaza face unsanitary conditions. First case of polio confirmed in Gaza Health For the first time in 25 years, a case of polio has been recorded […]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has published its findings on the situation in Belarus and other countries
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has published its conclusions on the situation in […]
IAEA receives information about drone shot down at Kursk NPP
IAEA Chief Rafael Mariano Grossi at the UN Security Council (archive). IAEA received information about the downed drone at the Kursk NPP Peace and Security The Russian Federation […]