UN Resolution to Stop Police Brutality in the United States
“You watched my brother die. That could have been me,” said Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, the African American man whose death at the hands of police officers in…
How UN Helps Children Continue Learning Amid Covid Crisis
While schools are reopening in some corners of the world after Covid-19 pandemic-induced closures, the United Nations and its partners are helping children continue their learning through all possible means,…
UN Agencies Urge Rulers to Keep Prisoners Safe from Coronavirus
Several UN agency chiefs on Wednesday (May 13) highlighted the increased vulnerability to COVID-19 of detainees, and others in confinement. They urged governments to take all appropriate public health measures…
Governments Must Not Use COVID-19 for Arbitrary Detention: UN Experts
A group of independent UN experts recalled today (May 8) that “the prohibition of arbitrary detention is absolute even during times of public emergencies” and urged governments worldwide to prevent…
UN Issues $6.7 Billion Appeal to Tackle Covid Pandemic
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has called for swift and determined action to avoid the most destabilizing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as he released Thursday (May 7)…
Artificial Intelligence to Combat Climate Change: UN Report
From cutting emissions in cities to natural disaster risk reduction, smart water management, and precise climate monitoring, frontier technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and robotics demonstrate…