What do singing and sport have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign for Human Rights Day - Our Everyday Essentials – the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) invited members of...
A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report
The agency calls the report the most comprehensive assessment of the global environment ever undertaken, with input from 287 multi-disciplinary scientists from 82 countries – stretching...
Nansen Award winners show compassion for refugees is far from fading
This year’s honourees include five remarkable laureates from Cameroon, Mexico, Ukraine, Iraq and Tajikistan, each recognised for their courage, empathy and determination to protect...
Hong Kong: UN rights chief voices concern over ‘draconian’ laws, in wake of deadly...
At least 160 people were killed in the blaze at the Wang Fung Court complex, Tai Po district, which was undergoing renovations.Mr. Türk expressed solidarity with the victims...
🎙️« Il est grand temps de saisir le moment » : Nadège Compaoré appelle...
Dans cet entretien, Nadège Compaoré, professeure de relations internationales à l’Université de Toronto et spécialiste des industries extractives en Afrique, analyse les profondes mutations...
First Person: Small acts, lasting impact, boost dignity for women in Lao PDR
Aksonethip Somvorachit spoke to UN News about the challenges she has faced as a staff focal point for PSEA.“Early in my UN career, I took...
Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll
Briefing ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said 2025 has been...
UN seeks $1 billion for ‘first-responder fund’ in emergencies
Since 2006, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated nearly $10 billion in more than 110 countries through rapid and strategic financing that often arrives before other sources of...
From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations
Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that communities pass...
Dia Internacional dos Direitos Humanos lembra o essencial de cada dia |
O Dia dos Direitos Humanos 2025 procura reforçar a ligação entre os direitos fundamentais e a vida quotidiana; a celebração global recorda o papel...
Países lusófonos sofrem impactos crescentes da degradação ambiental, diz estudo
Desmatamento no Brasil, redução da pesca em Portugal e aumento da frequência de ciclones em Moçambique são exemplos de como modelo de desenvolvimento atual...
Over 272 million children worldwide out of school |
Latest available figures published on Tuesday show more than 272 million children around the world were out of school through 2023, underscoring a deepening...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet over rising civilian deaths in Ukraine
The Security Council is meeting in New York for a high-stakes briefing on Ukraine, called by six members amid rising civilian casualties and renewed...
Novo relatório apela a compromisso renovado com o direito à educação
No âmbito do Dia dos Direitos Humanos, Unesco avalia progressos dos últimos 25 anos; número de estudantes matriculados no ensino superior atingiu 264 milhões...
🎙️Bulletin d'ONU Info du 9 décembre 2025
Au menu de l’actualité : 🔹À Gaza, des nouveau-nés « marqués par la guerre avant même leur 1er souffle »🔹L’Ukraine au bord de la rupture avec...
Iniciativa atua para acelerar o fim da violência contra mulheres
A violência contra mulheres e meninas continua a ser a violação de direitos humanos mais disseminada em todo o mundo. De acordo com a...
La ONU en Minutos 9 de diciembre de 2025
En Gaza, la mortalidad infantil sigue en niveles "asombrosamente altos". Invertir en el planeta puede salvar millones de vidas y generar billones de dólares....
Myanmar’s deepening humanitarian crisis is ‘invisible’, UN official warns |
Despite widespread suffering driven by escalating conflict, displacement and disasters, Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency has become all but “invisible” to the world, the top UN...
L’ONU cherche 1 milliard de dollars de dons pour son fonds d’intervention d’urgence
Depuis 2006, le Fonds central d’intervention d’urgence (CERF) a alloué près de 10 milliards de dollars à plus de 110 pays grâce à un...
Aumento de vítimas civis na Ucrânia gera debate no Conselho de Segurança
O Conselho de Segurança da ONU convocou uma reunião nesta terça-feira para abordar o aumento do número de vítimas civis na Ucrânia e a...
Unicef alerta para aumento da desnutrição em bebês recém-nascidos em Gaza
Em Gaza, pelo menos 165 crianças morreram de forma dolorosa e evitável devido à desnutrição durante a guerra, segundo relatos recebidos pelo Fundo das...
Mortalidad infantil en Gaza, violencia digital, vacuna de la tosferina… Las noticias del martes
La desnutrición infantil en Gaza sigue en niveles “asombrosamente altos” “En los hospitales de Gaza he visto a varios recién nacidos que pesaban menos de...
Iniciativa atua para acelerar o fim da violência contra mulheres
ONU Mulheres lança campanha para aumentar esforços globais de eliminação da violência contra mulheres e meninas; quase três décadas após adoção da Plataforma de...
‘All we want for Sudan is peace’ say children fleeing violence
Only 16 at the time, she saw armed men attacking her village and killing people – her grandfather and uncle among them. Girls were...
