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WHO celebrates the power of yoga for healthy ageing
Urgent call for effective protection and inclusion to secure freedom of religion or belief, says UN expert: Nigeria
World-first international convention to protect gig workers’ rights
New Zealand woefully out of step with new global standard for digital platform workers
UN experts to deliver technical advice to strengthen protection of Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact following mission to Brazil
HOTA Loving Exhibition LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s to 1950s
WHO convenes global biomanufacturing partners to advance workforce development and local production
Palestinian civilians are victims of all sides, trapped between the mass atrocities of Israeli forces and settlers and the fear-based rule of Hamas
UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement: Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN Committee on Migrant Workers to review Ecuador, Ghana and Gambia
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Healing the future: Traditional medicine drives innovation, equity and planetary health at WHA79
The TB Vaccine Accelerator Council meets for the fourth time
Exhibit highlights the health impacts of online violence affecting children and adolescents
IATA’s Director Ground Operations Monika Mejstrikova’s Speech at the 38th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC)
World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland
New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate
Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
HKUST Scholar Selected for the 2026 ACM SIGGRAPH Academy for Contributions to Computer Graphics, Notably the First Scholar from Hong Kong
Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response
2025 Results Report: Strengthening Capacities and Expanding Partnerships for Sustainable Development
2025 Results Report: Expanding Impact Through Learning and Partnerships
Israel must immediately release Gaza-bound Flotilla activists, say UN experts
Singapore’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
WHO and IPU call on parliamentarians to join the WHA Global Parliamentary Forum
Sierra Leone’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Latvia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
NZ Ambassador to Chair WTO General Council
The human rights record of the Solomon Islands to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Seychelles’ human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
New discovery provides compelling evidence of planetary migration
Somalia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Palau’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Denmark’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Belgium’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Paraguay’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Application period now open for the 2027 update of the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
Estonia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Mozambique’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Niger’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Dignity and resolve: Francesca Albanese’s When the World Sleeps humanises Palestinian lives
Global forum takes stock of progress on new TB vaccines for adults and adolescents
Namibia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Human rights records of 14 States to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanism
UN experts call for immediate suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement as ‘minimum requirement’ under international law
Human Rights Council President appoints Chair of Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela
Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics