The following report was first published by UN News. On 29 February Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that “There appear to be no bounds to – no words to capture … Continue reading →
On 18 August 2022 Israeli forces broke into, searched and sealed the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations in Ramallah, occupied West Bank. Their property was confiscated and destroyed and military orders closing the offices were left … Continue reading →
The UN Regional Information Centre Library (based in Brussels) contains a great deal of online information on Ukraine. Visit this page for details.
Continue reading →The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued the following statement on 16 July 2020. The UN humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has called on G20 nations to act now or face a series of human tragedies more brutal … Continue reading →
Humanitarian Insight is a web-based portal maintained by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that connects the data and information generated through coordination processes to the managers and leaders who rely on it for decision-making. Using Humanitarian InSight, anyone … Continue reading →
World Health Organisation (WHO) was created on 7 April 1948, a date now celebrated as World Health Day. WHO now has more than 7000 staff working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva. … Continue reading →
About UNISDR’s mandate is to serve as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations system and regional organizations and … Continue reading →
Normally UN interns are unpaid and have to find their own accommodation, food and travel expenses. But after a campaign led by Wolverhampton doctor and ex-intern Dr Ashton Barnett-Vanes, the World Health Organisation based in Geneva has agreed to provide full … Continue reading →
The Global Humanitarian Overview produced by UNOCHA is the most comprehensive, authoritative and evidence-based assessment of world humanitarian needs. The GHO is based on detailed analysis of comprehensive data from a wide range of sources, and face-to-face interviews with hundreds … Continue reading →
About the United Nations Environment Assembly The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. It addresses the critical environmental challenges facing the world today. Understanding these challenges and preserving and rehabilitating our environment is … Continue reading →