Shelter at capacity for Aleppo's embattled displaced Shelter for thousands of people fleeing fierce fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo has reached capacity and there are fears that buildings housing refugees could collapse as they are heavily damaged, the UN said on Friday. The warning from the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, comes amid [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Matthew Wells and Dianne Penn. Today: Full inclusion and equality for persons with disabilities is vital if the world's to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals… And….a rapid global response is needed to stop extremism operating online, a senior UN counter-terrorism official tells [...]

The celebrated music icon, Stevie Wonder delivered a powerful message to people with disabilities at the UN on Friday, through the lyrics of his song: "Fear Can't Put Dreams Asleep". The musician and UN Messenger of Peace, from the United States, stated that raising awareness about people with disabilities is as important as "us taking [...]

The "full inclusion and effective participation" of persons with disabilities in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals is vital if they are to succeed. That's the message from UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday, speaking at a High Level Panel discussion on the 10th anniversary of The Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He [...]

Do you think it's possible to create just a single litre of rubbish in a year? Zero waste activist Béa Johnson has been doing just that for the last decade, with the help of her very own 5R formula: Refuse, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Rot. She's been giving a talk about her sustainability crusade at the [...]

Safeguarding a traditional Cambodian music style called "Chapei Dang Veng" is important to the country's heritage according to Phoeung Sakona, Cambodia's Minister of Culture and fine arts. The ancient art form has been recently added to the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Chapei [...]

"Serious human rights violations" continuing in South Sudan "Serious human rights violations" are continuing in South Sudan and are more serious than previously thought according to a visiting UN Human Rights Commission. Civil conflict erupted in the African country three years ago leading to the deaths of thousands of people and forcing almost three million [...]

HIV-positive women face more discrimination than men HIV-positive women face more discrimination than men with HIV according to a young activist from India. Lalchhuanzuali was at the UN to talk about the problems facing young people with HIV, especially in accessing vital services. She represents Youth LEAD, an NGO which works with people up to [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Matthew Wells and Dianne Penn. On World Aids Day, HIV-positive women are facing more discrimination than men living with HIV. And …we'll hear how data gathered in outer space, is saving lives on earth…

Protect Syria's civilians for the sake of "humanity" A senior UN humanitarian official has appealed to the international community's "common threads of humanity" to save civilians in the besieged city of Aleppo. Tens of thousands of people remain in rebel-held areas in Aleppo in Syria, as a government offensive to retake the eastern part of [...]