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UNITED NATIONS, November 28 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly, the UN's highest policy-making body, routinely designates "International Days" and "World Days'" on a wide range of subjects and events - from the sublime to the ridiculous: ...

Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead . ...

Myanmar's planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence and deep political repression, with thousands detained and major parties excluded in a process that risks entrenching ...

Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 - yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was "appalled" by the "brazen killing" of two Palestinian men by Israeli border police in the West Bank, describing it as "an apparent summary execution."

ABUJA, November 28 (IPS) - On the morning of 17 November 2025, darkness cloaked Maga town in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, until gunfire shattered the silence. It was around 4 am when armed attackers stormed the Government ...

The United Nations has strongly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, warning that the overthrow of elected authorities just days after national elections represents a grave violation of constitutional order and democratic principles.

Soaring inflation, fragile job markets and shrinking access to healthcare and education are pushing millions of people in South and South-East Asia onto risky migration paths, the UN human rights office said on Thursday, as regional migration reaches ...

The world moved closer to ensuring that industrial development is a net positive for people and the planet on Thursday, with the adoption of the Riyadh Declaration on the closing day of the Global Industry Summit, a week-long UN event in the Saudi .. ...

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan's El Fasher remains dire as mass displacement accelerates and aid access stays restricted, amid warnings of widespread trafficking, sexual violence and the recruitment of children.