Ecuador: Sustainable cattle farmer eases COVID-19 crisis with free milk for families
As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down dairy supply hubs across the Amazon region of Ecuador, one local cattle farmer with...
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UN human rights office welcomes moves to curtail spread of hatred and violence online
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has welcomed steps taken by social media companies to prevent their platforms from being...
US must take ‘serious action’ to halt police killings of unarmed African Americans
The UN human rights chief on Thursday condemned the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd while in police custody in the...
Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more could miss meals due to COVID-19 pandemic
Some 14 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean could experience severe food insecurity this year due to the...
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...
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.”
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...
COVID-19: UN agencies warn against rising hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
The number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean living in extreme poverty could surpass 83 million this year...
Rights experts condemn use of force against journalists covering US protests
Journalists covering ongoing protests denouncing systemic racism and police brutality in the United States must be able to do their job...
First Person: Collecting the ‘Book of Life’ for coral reefs
With the climate crisis threatening coral reefs around the world, a researcher in Hawaii is part of a team pioneering...