Minor Teen Dies After Giving Birth In Zimbabwe, UN Condemns Child Marriages
Zimbabwe’s apostolic churches allow child marriages covered under the country’s two sets of marriage laws that also allow polygamy.
Two Myanmar Men Plotted To Assassinate UN Ambassador For Vocal Junta Condemnation
Two Myanmar citizens have reportedly been arrested in the United States for allegedly plotting to assassinate Myanmar's UN ambassador for his vocal disapproval of junta-rule in the country.
Brutal Soldiers Pass Around Phone To Film Gruesome Massacre In Ethiopia
Further investigations into the January 2021 May Kado massacre have unraveled more details of the extrajudicial killings that were brazenly filmed in Ethiopia's Tigray Region during the Tigray War.
Bodies Of Child, Infant Refugees Wash Ashore In Libya Amid Crackdown On Immigrants In EU
Harrowing images of dead bodies of children and infants washed up on a beach in Libya have emerged in recent times as the United Nations slams the European Union on how it deals with Libya's worsening migrant crisis.
Man Accused Of Sexually Molesting 30 Kids In A Week In Mozambique Apprehended
A man who raped 30 kids in a week has been apprehended but the handling of violence against women and kids over in Mozambique remains under heavy fire.
Sex Crimes Allegedly Escalating In Ethiopia‘s Tigray Region Amid Conflict
Sexual violence is escalating in Tigray, the conflict hit-region of Ethiopia with rape cases rising. The case is getting worse with reports of rape happening within families according to UN representative Pramila Patten.
US Is Moving To Withdraw From The World Health Organization Over Trump's Criticism Of China Ties
A notice of withdrawal has been sent to the United Nations on Monday to formally begin the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. This received the criticism of those who fear its negative implications to the agency's response to the pandemic.
UN Faces Severe Backlash For Downplaying The Severity Of Haiti Cholera Epidemic
Scientific evidence highlights how cholera was “imported” due to a monumental failure of overlooking the screening of the Nepalese UN peacekeepers who were relocated in 2010 to Haiti to mitigate the effects of a devastating earthquake. Add to that, the UN has so far raised a meager $ 21 million, while shelling out a skimpy $3 million.
World Water Day Activities: 5 Things You Can Do To Create Awareness For Sustainable Management Of Freshwater
Read to find out what activities you can do to create awareness on World Water Day.
World Water Day 2016: Latin American Countries With Best And Worst Reputation For Water Quality
The UN devotes this day to implementing recommendations and promoting activities within their countries regarding the world’s water resources.
Drug Decriminalization Gone Mainstream? Former Presidents Of Brazil, Colombia, Mexico Call It 'Unmitigated Disaster'
Ernesto Zedillo, Cesar Gaviria and Fernando Henrique Cardoso fear that a U.N. panel on narcotics will shut them out of the debate on the drug war.
Zika Virus: United Nations Urges Latin American Countries With Victims To Allow Abortion
The UN has urge Latin American countries, where most are predominantly Catholics, to give women access to abortions and birth control due to the ongoing Zika virus.
Pope Francis U.N. Speech: Drug War ‘Threatens The Credibility Of Our Institutions’ [VIDEO]
Pope Francis targeted Mexico between the lines in his call for rethinking the War on Drugs, in which he described state failures in what sounded like Latin America.
Venezuela Border Crisis With Guyana Escalates Just As Tension With Colombia Is Resolved
Venezuela became embroiled an entirely new border controversy on Tuesday when it moved troops near Guyana. The issue could be raised at a U.N. meeting this week.
Otto Pérez Molina, Former Guatemala President, Gives Interview From Jail; Claims U.S. ‘Soft Coup’ In Country
Taking a page from leftists opponents, former military general Otto Pérez Molina claims soft coup in Guatemala
Human Rights Day 2014 Theme: 5 Things To Know About ‘Human Rights 365’
In 1950 the UN General Assembly decided that every December 10th would be celebrated as Human Rights Day. Discover 5 fast facts about Human Rights Day and this year's theme of "Human Rights 365."
HIV News: UN Finds 47 Percent Of New AIDS Virus Infections In Latin America Occurred In Brazil
The UNAIDS program has revealed last year that Brazil registered 47 percent of all new cases of HIV (HIV positive) in Latin America.
Enrique Peña Nieto, Ban Ki-Moon Meeting: U.N. Secretary General Calls For 'End To Poverty'
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met today with the United Nations' Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon.
America Is Most Dangerous Continent, With 36 Percent Of World Homicides, Says New U.N. Study
America is the continent with the most number of murders in the world and Honduras has the worst homicide rate of them all.