UN anti-crime chief calls for greater prevention efforts, youth advocacy to fight terrorism
Concerned by amended child labour bill in India, UN agency urges stronger legal framework
Yemen: Amid rising tensions in Taiz, senior UN official calls for humanitarian pause
FEATURE: Tackling cholera in Haiti by building sanitary cordons
“Wash my hands before eating and nursing the baby, wash my hands after relieving myself, use Aquatabs to purify the water…” and so, Sherline Deus lists the steps she must take to protect herself and her children from cholera in the town of Grand Bois, located in in north-eastern Haiti, near the country's border with the Dominican Republic.
Indonesia: UN rights chief urges region's 'most prolific executioner' to end practice
The United Nations human rights chief today expressed alarm at reports that up to 14 people face imminent execution in Indonesia, most of them for drug-related offences, calling on the authorities of “the most prolific executioner” in Southeast Asia to immediately reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty.
UN rushes to ramp up support for South Sudan's battle against cholera outbreak
FEATURE: 'We all have to do what we can' to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse – Jane Holl Lute
The United Nations has a “zero tolerance” policy towards sexual abuse by anyone working under the blue flag. The matter is one of such weight for the Organization that earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Jane Holl Lute as the Special Coordinator on improving the UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse.