Latest U.N. News

UN expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention
Coordination Committee of Special Procedures: Attacks against UN human rights experts must cease
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
UN experts demand release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu: Nigeria
Australian Prime Minister Radio interview – ABC Radio Melbourne
UN Women statement on the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia
WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
Nations unite to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
UN experts condemn adoption of Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence: Georgia
Türk deeply regrets adoption of ‘foreign influence’ law in Georgia
Solitary confinement of prominent scholar with disability amounts to full-fledged rights violations, says UN committee: Saudi Arabia
International aid continues to be one of the biggest losers in the Federal Budget with little response to growing gender inequality and…
34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia opens with focus on bolstering resilience of agrifood systems
Australian federal budget falls flat in tackling inequality: Oxfam
Concern at plight of civilians and intensified Russian attacks: Ukraine
WHO launches new initiative to tackle the main cause of vision impairment
Climate investments important, but Australia’s aid budget static in real terms
Two Sides To Budget Coin: Funds For Clean Energy
UN experts: Repression of peaceful international solidarity demonstrations is against human rights
Retaliations against human rights defenders over business complex ‘deplorable’, say UN experts: Nepal
New Zealand expresses regret at North Korea’s aggressive rhetoric
Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Republic of Korea,…
UN experts alarmed by death sentence imposed on peaceful activist, demand moratorium on death penalty: Iran
UN experts call for meaningful consultations on Ecuador’s mining projects
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Opens Eighty-Eighth Session
European Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence welcome but falls short of full potential, says UN expert
Epidemic risk rising as Rafah invasion compounds lethal cocktail of over-crowding, sewage and hunger
Gaza: Critical aid supplies to keep children alive blocked as Israel takes over final land crossing – Save the Children
First Climate Action Week Sydney kicking off tomorrow – Mon 13 May
UN General Assembly – Tenth Emergency Special Session: Illegal Israeli Actions In Occupied East Jerusalem and the Rest of the Occupied Palestinian…
UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session Explanation of Vote
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Gaza crossings
UN expert alarmed by violent crackdown on peaceful student protests across US campuses
New Zealand supports UN Palestine resolution
Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN experts
UN experts on arbitrary detention to visit Canada
Threats against the ICC promote a culture of impunity, say UN experts: Israel/Gaza
UN Experts on Racial Justice in Law Enforcement Warn of Racial Profiling Risk: Italy
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein, and North Macedonia
UN experts on people of African descent to visit Colombia
FAO puts focus on importance of technology for International Day of Plant Health
Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Canberra 10 May
First ever Climate Action Week Sydney kicking off on Monday
We looked at over 166,000 psychiatric records. Over half showed people were admitted against their will
UN expert urges more steps to promote inclusive governance, human rights and accountability: Somalia
Why removing protections on social media – in the name of free speech – is bad for peacebuilding
Former Guantánamo Bay detainee faces re-victimisation in Algeria, UN experts say
ACFID statement on United Nations General assembly vote on Friday 10th May: Granting United Nations Member status to Palestine