UN chief urges unity on International Day to eradicate poverty People worldwide are being urged to unite and stamp out poverty. UN Secretary-General António Guterres made the appeal in a video message issued on Tuesday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Mr Guterres said it was an occasion to stand in solidarity with [...]

Make migration "safer and voluntary" choice says Pope on World Food Day The decision undertaken by millions each year to migrate needs to become "safer and voluntary" said Pope Francis on Monday, at a ceremony organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, to mark World Food Day. In his address at FAO [...]

Gender inequality is costing Africa "tens of billions" of dollars each year, UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres told ambassadors in New York on Monday. Speaking at the launch of Africa Week at UN Headquarters, he said empowering women and girls, as well as investing in youth, are just some of the ways the international community can [...]

Take "coordinated steps" to prevent violence over Kirkuk, urges UN chief The Iraqi government and Kurdish authorities need to take "coordinated steps" to prevent violence across the governorate of Kirkuk, said the UN chief Antรณnio Guterres on Monday. According to news reports, Iraqi troops took control of the city of Kirkuk and surrounding oil fields, [...]

Listen to our daily bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, presented by Matt Wells and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: Global hunger rises for first time in a decade; and: It's Africa Week at UN Headquarters.

No country is "immune" from the scourge of modern slavery and the path that many of its victims take "can often by very similar". That's the warning from Siddharth Kara, who was at UN Headquarters in New York recently, to launch his latest book on the issue, entitled "Modern Slavery: A Global Perspective". The senior [...]

The first ever Paralympic refugee sports team is providing refugees with disabilities, a new way to heal from their traumatic experiences. Paralyzed from the waist down by a bomb attack on his home in Syria, 13-year-old Najib Alhaj found out about the UN Refugee Agency, or UNHCR-supported training squad in the Greek capital Athens, after [...]

Fair trial concerns for Nigeria's Boko Haram suspects Concerns have been raised by the UN about the trials of more than 2,000 suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. OHCHR, the UN human rights office, said on Friday that it is worried by a "lack of transparency", as the hearings are being held behind closed doors, [...]

Listen to our daily bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, presented by Matt Wells and Dianne Penn. In today’s programme:  We'll speak to the "father" and creator of 18-month-old robot Sophia, who made her debut at UN Headquarters this week – we'll hear from her too; and: Could space and technology be [...]

Managers of shelters in hurricane-ravaged Antigua and Barbuda are being trained to make sure these locations are safe spaces for women and girls. The tiny Caribbean island nation was devastated by Hurricane Irma, a category 5 storm which struck last month. As in other natural disasters, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) fears the resulting displacement [...]