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US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’

Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme...

‘Transformative change’ needed to get Global Goals back on track, says UN deputy chief

In a visit to Chile, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with Chilean Government officials and other key actors and stressed in her other activities that...

IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unambiguously support five principles aimed at preventing a...

Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all those being held on “spurious charges”, simply...

‘Safe digital public square’ never more important, says Türk

Allowing space for everyone to speak up, is critical for a free and fully functioning society said the UN human rights chief on Friday, warning...

African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief

The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, highlighting the need...

Business

Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop subsidizing tobacco crops and help farmers grow food, the...

Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on...

India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life

The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the loss of life and injuries sustained during India’s worst rail disaster this century, when three trains...

In Jamaica, Guterres pledges solidarity and outlines ‘moral, power and practical’ barriers to development

The UN chief expressed his “deep solidarity” with Jamaica and all other Small Island Developing States on Monday, outlining what he termed the “moral, power...

Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

UN chief António Guterres is “deeply concerned” after Uganda’s president signed into law a punitive so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”, the UN Spokesperson said in a statement...

UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch 

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), his spokesperson said in a statement...