International human rights experts monitoring Burundi have seen "no sign of positive evolution" in the country since June. That's according to Fatsah Ouguergouz, head of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, who has expressed concern over allegations of human rights violations and the restriction of certain freedoms. The Commission will present its latest report [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn. In today's programme: UN human rights experts report no sign of "positive evolution" in Burundi; and a war surgeon explains why he feels more at risk of death saving lives during conflict.

WHO working to prevent spread of diseases in the wake of Sierra Leone tragedy Preventing the spread of disease in Sierra Leone, where mudslides and flooding have killed hundreds of people, is "vital," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The UN agency is working closely with the government to halt the potential spread [...]

International human rights experts monitoring Burundi have seen "no sign of positive" change in the country in recent months. That's according to a new report commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council into allegations of ongoing grave abuses in the Great Lakes state. In June, UN investigators highlighted the climate of fear and violence in [...]

  UN readying to support civilians fleeing from Iraqi city The UN and its humanitarian partners in Iraq are preparing for the exodus of thousands of civilians from Telafar as the army battles to retake the northern city and surrounding communities from the extremist group ISIL, also known as Daesh. The operation began on Sunday [...]

Security Council expresses solidarity with Spain following Barcelona attack The UN Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona which killed 13 people and wounded more than 100 others. The incident occurred on Thursday in the Las Ramblas district, a popular spot located in the heart of the Spanish city. The Council has issued [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: The UN relief chief underlines the value of providing humanitarian aid today; and tackling rising hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Around 7.7 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) face acute hunger; a 30 per cent increase over the last year, two UN agencies warned this week. A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) found that the number of people requiring urgent [...]

“Time running out" to stop terrorism's spread across the Sahel Time is "running out" to find and implement solutions to the spread of terrorist groups and their extremist ideology across Africa's Sahel region. That's according to El Ghassim Wane, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday. He was outlining preparations [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda passes the one million mark, and two young women from Kenya have a message for their peers: You can do anything you set your mind to. [...]