Edited News | UNECE
Mayors and cities blaze the trail for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery. In the first major global meeting of local official since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mayors gathered both physically and virtually at the UN in Geneva today to discuss current challenges, lessons learned and best...
Edited News | WMO
The ozone hole over the Antarctic has reached its maximum annual size and is one of the largest and deepest in recent years, WMO warned.
Edited News | OCHA
Catastrophic floods and surging inflation drive up number of Sudanese people in need
Edited News | WFP
Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ levels of hunger
Edited News | WHO
Prioritise elderly and health workers for influenza vaccine, says UN health agency
Edited News | WFP
Mozambique insurgency fuels fears of humanitarian crisis and regional insecurity
Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
UNOG-NEWS Human Rights Council - Vote Belarus 18SEP2020
Edited News , Statements | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Belarus debate in spotlight at Human Rights Council. The Belarus Government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council...
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
Venezuela: Human Rights Council-appointed fact-finding report urges accountability for crimes against humanity. Rights violations against anti-Government protesters in Venezuela “amounted to crimes against humanity”, UN-appointed rights investigators have said in their first report.
Edited News | WMO
Hottest summer on record in north fuels concerns over wildfire destruction on US west coast. The northern hemisphere has just had its hottest summer and warmest August on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, amid searing conditions that have contributed to devastating...