Suicide attack against Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan condemned An attack on the Iraqi embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, was condemned by the UN Mission in the country (UNAMA) on Monday. The assault began when a bomber blew himself up at the embassy gate, in a residential area of the city. Other attackers entered [...]

Despite years of policies to promote gender equality in the workplace, no country has managed to make it a reality. That's one of the findings of a report launched at the second Barbershop Conference, held in July at UN Headquarters in New York. The initiative was created in 2015 by Iceland and Suriname and supports UN [...]

Mobile broadband internet subscriptions "set to hit 4.3 billion" Mobile broadband internet subscribers are expected to reach 4.3 billion by the end of this year, according to the UN's agency for information and communication technologies, the ITU. The ITU's latest Facts and Figures report shows that 830 million young people are already online, representing 80 [...]

The government of the Philippines needs to take "urgent action" to address a "spiralling" series of human rights violations, including the summary execution of children. That's the conclusion of a group of independent UN rights experts, who have issued a joint call to action, in order to protect "many groups" in society threatened by the [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Ana Carmo and Matt Wells. In today's programme: "Urgent action" is needed by the Philippines to reverse "spiralling" human rights violations. We'll hear from one of the UN independent experts involved; and the new chief of the UN mission in war-torn Libya [...]

  CAR risks reaching "tipping point," says UN peacekeeping chief The Central African Republic (CAR) could rapidly reach a "tipping point" because of the increased intensity of attacks against civilians and peacekeepers. That's the view of the UN peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, which he shared with members of the Security Council on Thursday. Mr Lacroix [...]

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being discussed positively all over the world but they're still "far away" from being reached. That's the long-term but optimistic view of the outgoing Under-Secretary-General for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA),Wu Hongbo, whose last day on the job is July 31. He said the [...]

Syria reaches “low point” on aid deliveries: OCHA Humanitarian deliveries to the most vulnerable communities in Syria are at a "low point", the UN said on Friday. Here's Jens Laerke from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): "In July there has been no inter-agency convoys to any besieged area, the deliveries to [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn and Jocelyne Sambira. In today’s programme: the UN deputy chief wraps up a high-level visit to Africa focusing on women's role in peace and security; and despite global enthusiasm around the Sustainable Development Goals, they're still "far away" from being [...]

The UN Secretary-General has condemned the launch of another ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea. AntĂłnio Guterres issued a statement through his spokesperson on Friday. The first missile was reportedly fired on 4 July near Panghyon airfield in the northwest of the [...]