Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “continued and unlawful use of capital punishment.”

The UN is scaling up humanitarian assistance in western Colombia as needs continue to grow following last week’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake, according to the latest update released on Tuesday.

Três meses após o alerta de emergência internacional, epidemia da variante bundibugyo acelera e cruza fronteiras congolesas rumo a novos países; diretor-geral da Organização Mundial da Saúde relata uma velocidade sem precedentes.

As heatwaves are turning deadlier, fires and disasters are razing cities — and rising seas are erasing territories — one environmental crisis remains dangerously overlooked: the degradation of the land beneath our feet.

In northern Kenya, a herder scans the sky for rain that hasn't come. The grass his animals need is thinning by the day. 

In one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquake that struck Colombia, hundreds of people are still waiting for news of missing relatives, friends and neighbours.

As amber heat-health alerts spread across England this summer, a new study has found that the warnings are being received – but not changing behaviour.

In one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquake that struck Colombia, hundreds of people are still waiting for news of missing relatives, friends and neighbours.

Novos dados da OIM mostram que no Mediterrâneo Central, 821 pessoas morreram ou desapareceram nos primeiros quatro meses deste ano; no Mediterrâneo Oriental, 244. Condições meteorológicas severas, conflitos, pressões econômicas e mudanças nas políticas migratórias transformaram as jornadas migratórias em várias regiões.

Cada vez mais países reportam alta dos casos de criminalidade ambiental; em Genebra, representantes nacionais e organizações discutiram reforço do acesso à justiça, uso responsável da inteligência artificial e promoção da participação pública nos fóruns ambientais internacionais.

The UN on Wednesday continued scaling up assistance to areas affected by the deadly earthquake that hit Colombia two days earlier.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the safety of childhood vaccines in response to a new directive from the White House to overhaul the recommended inoculation schedule.

Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees curbing education, work and freedom of movement – restrictions now compounded by deep cuts to aid on the ground.

As multiple regions contend with unbearable heat, drought, wildfires and other extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday underlined the crucial need for stronger forecasts and early warning systems to protect lives and livelihoods. 

França, Suíça e Reino Unido emitiram alertas de temperaturas acima de 35°C para esta semana; zonas de alta pressão no Hemisfério Norte estão aquecendo o ar e inibindo a formação de nuvens; continente também registrou atividade excepcional de incêndios florestais.

As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we've got”, in coordination with national authorities.

As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we've got”, in coordination with national authorities.

Local, em Dnipro, armazenava itens de emergência da Organização Mundial da Saúde, OMS, mais da metade dos suprimentos, avaliados em US$ 500 mil, foi destruída. 

Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.

The UN offered its support to Colombia on Monday after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the west of the country, killing at least 111 people and injuring at least 87, including several children, while leaving others trapped under the rubble and causing landslides and serious damage to homes and infrastructure.