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US sanctions against international court staff a ‘direct attack’ on judicial independence
The decision by the United States to authorize sanctions targeting staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “a direct attack to the institution’s judicial...
US states ‘manipulating’ COVID-19 pandemic to restrict abortion access, rights experts charge
Independent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion, with at...
First Person: Innovation brewing at Hawaii coffee farm
Innovation and experimentation are helping a coffee farm in the US state of Hawaii to prosper in a competitive market, an approach which has helped the...
First person: ‘I am nothing without my culture’
A master practitioner of the Hawaiian hula dance has told UN News that he is “nothing without my culture.”
Haiti needs a strong COVID-19 response to maintain national stability
The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and 19 UN agencies there have been working together to support a country in the throes of a...
US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert
A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme Court on 15 June that firing a person on the...
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UN News Daily Guide: debate continues, ‘soft power’ for peace, protecting minorities and the press
On the occasion of the 73rd General Assembly, the UN is hosting a plethora of events with some of the world’s most prominent leaders and...
‘Time for important decisions,’ head of UN in Afghanistan tells Security Council
With parliamentary elections one month away and a major ministerial conference planned for November in Geneva, the United Nation’s Special Representative for Afghanistan briefed the...
Human rights ‘success stories’ shared at the UN to serve as example, and inspire others
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is 70 this year and since then, it’s helped improve the rights of vulnerable women, children and men...
Sustainable farming, ‘key’ to world free of hunger, malnutrition, says UN agriculture chief
There will be “no sustainable future without eradicating poverty and hunger,” the United Nations agriculture agency chief spelled out on Monday, launching the Food and...
Sierra Leone’s President ‘optimistic’ about country’s new direction as key reforms enacted
On Thursday, the newly-elected President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, told the United Nations, that “with a strong belief in a shared vision and...
Senior UN official calls on Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian village in the West Bank
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, expressed concern on Monday “at the intention of the Israeli authorities to...
