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UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN chief António Guterres is “deeply concerned” after Uganda’s president signed into law a punitive so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”,...
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...
Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Effective governance of outer space is necessary to propel innovation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN...
Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the...
Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all...
IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unambiguously support five...
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war in Syria, where violence is once...
WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Global warming’s devastating effects on the world’s sea ice, icebergs and glaciers – part of what is known as the cryosphere – need to be...
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country's population – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity,...