‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition
The UN advocates for the universal abolition of the death penalty. The International Covenant on Civil and Political…
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Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day
Most of the exorbitant costs of disaster are preventable with proper funding and planning —one of the main…
Ukraine Records Highest Toll From Cluster Munitions for Third Year Running
The latest Cluster Munitions Monitor reports that over 1,200 people have been killed or injured in Ukraine since…
Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
Over 41,000 incidents of violence against school-age children were reported by the UN in 2024. Countries with the…
‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for third year
This number represents a 25 per cent increase from 2023, marking the third consecutive year that violations have…
In the eye of the Caribbean storm: one year on from Irma and Maria
Primrose Thomas. UNDP/Michael Atwood In September 2017, Primrose Thomas was at her home on Barbuda, when disaster struck:…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors debate safety of civilians with 36,000 lives lost during conflict last year
We’re live as the Security Council convenes for its annual open debate on the protection of civilians in…
Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
It is the first time since 2017 that a famine has been declared anywhere on Earth. In the…