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UN Agencies are Failing Whistleblowers: The Case of the WHO Whistleblower
Transparency International
June 23, 2022
The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN review – a horrific tale of misogyny, rape and 10,000 deaths
The Guardian
June 21, 2022
UN sexual abuse claims 'must be investigated'
The BBC
June 21, 2022
Countries ask WHO to scale up reforms on sexual exploitation and abuse
Devex
May 26, 2022
Gambia’s Justice Minister Affirms Former President Jammeh’s Prosecution
The Alkamba Times
May 25, 2022
Former United Nations Employee Pleads Guilty To Assault And False Statements Charges, Admits To Sexually Assaulting Thirteen Victims And Drugging Six More Victims
US Department of Justice
May 24, 2022
New York Will Allow Adult Victims to Revive Decades-Old Sex Abuse Claims
The New York Times
May 23, 2022
UN rapporteurs say WHO failed DRC sexual abuse victims
Devex
May 23, 2022
WHO: UN expert urges continued action to prevent and respond to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse
OHCHR
May 23, 2022
Russia’s Powerful Perch at the UN Is Crumbling
PassBlue
May 16, 2022
Head of U.N. Agency Resigns After Questions Arise About Loans
The New York Times
May 8, 2022
What the Inventor of the Word ‘Genocide’ Might Have Said About Putin’s War
The New York Times
April 28, 2022
Ukraine: UN takes a step towards addressing ‘veto problem’ which stopped it condemning Russia
The Conversation
April 27, 2022
Liechtenstein’s ‘Veto Initiative’ Wins Wide Approval at the UN. Will It Deter the Major Powers?
PassBlue
April 26, 2022
U.N. votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
The New York Times
April 7, 2022
Burundi Lifts Ban on BBC After Almost 3 Years
Voice of America
March 30, 2022
Amnesty International: Human Rights Situation Deteriorating in Zimbabwe
Voice of America
March 29, 2022
U.N. Security Council asks Taliban to allow Afghan girls to attend school
Reuters
March 28, 2022
Public Health Catastrophe Looms in Ukraine, Experts Warn
The New York Times
March 26, 2022
Zimbabwe elections: A rebranded opposition, same state violence
African Arguments
March 23, 2022
Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates
The New York Times
March 23, 2022
UNAIDS welcomes parliament’s decision to repeal the law that criminalizes HIV transmission in Zimbabwe
UNAIDS
March 18, 2022
Ukrainian Peacekeepers’ Departure From the UN Could Be ‘Severely Detrimental’ to the Congo Mission
PassBlue
March 16, 2022
Where Is the UN’s Guterres?
PassBlue
March 15, 2022
From Truth to Justice in The Gambia
Just Security
March 14, 2022
Outside the West, Putin is less isolated than you might think
The Washington Post
March 10, 2022
Ukraine to pull troops and equipment from U.N. missions
Reuters
March 9, 2022
Will Ukraine Bury Feminist Foreign Policies or Will It Reveal Their Power?
PassBlue
March 9, 2022
Activists Push Back Against Inequities for Women in Burundi
Voice of America
March 8, 2022
Ukraine takes its case against Russia to the U.N.’s highest court.
The New York Times
March 7, 2022
Germany charges Gambian man over crimes including reporter murder
AFP
March 3, 2022
How the Russia-Ukraine War Impacts Africans
Foreign Policy
March 2, 2022
Nigeria condemns treatment of Africans trying to flee Ukraine
The Guardian
February 28, 2022
Citizens Coalition for Change Activist Dies as Suspected Zanu PF Activists Attack Chamisa's Supporters Attending By-election Rally
Voice of America
February 27, 2022
We Will Crush Chamisa Like Lice – Chiwenga
New Zimbabwe
February 27, 2022
UNAIDS urges protection and continuity of health and HIV services for people living with and affected by HIV in Ukraine
UNAIDS
February 25, 2022
Could Ukraine strip Russia of its U.N. Security Council veto?
The Week
February 24, 2022
UK government accused of ignoring victims in efforts to tackle ‘sex for aid’
The Guardian
February 24, 2022
Russia, Ukraine & International Law: On Occupation, Armed Conflict and Human Rights
Human Rights Watch
February 23, 2022
A Woman Is Cured of H.I.V. Using a Novel Treatment
The New York Times
February 15, 2022
Rights Group Criticizes Lifting of Sanctions Against Burundi
Voice of America
February 10, 2022
Burundi’s Vicious Crackdown Never Ended
Foreign Affairs
February 8, 2022
The retired Pope Benedict asked for forgiveness in his handling of sexual abuse cases when he was a Munich archbishop, but denied any misconduct.
The New York Times
February 8, 2022
‘Big Oil’ board members face hot seat over climate ‘deception’
Al Jazeera
February 7, 2022
Identification of fast-spreading HIV variant provides evidence of urgency to halt the pandemic and reach all with testing and treatment
UNAIDS
February 7, 2022
Democrats give oil leaders ‘last chance’ to testify
Energy News
February 4, 2022
Highly virulent HIV variant found circulating in Europe
Nature
February 3, 2022
Big Oil board members decline to testify in U.S. House climate panel
Reuters
February 3, 2022
Review: Toufah Jallow stood up to a dictator, launched an African #MeToo movement, all while working in a Toronto call centre to pay the bills
Toronto Star
February 1, 2022
Groundhog Day: The Global Edition
PassBlue
February 1, 2022
Experimental HIV vaccine, based on Moderna’s mRNA technology, now in clinical trial
Washington Post
February 1, 2022
Governments are ‘trying to muzzle WHO,’ says HIV activist
Devex
January 31, 2022
Countries demand answers from WHO amid racism scandal
Devex
January 31, 2022
Staffers complain of racism, abuse by WHO leader in Asia
Associated Press
January 27, 2022
UN terminates tech chief after sexual harassment claims
Associated Press
January 27, 2022
COVID vs. AIDS: A Tale of Two Plagues
The Village Voice
January 26, 2022
Five Years On, The Slow Wheels of Swiss Justice in Gambian Case
JusticeInfoNet
January 25, 2022
A Historic Verdict, and a New Front in the Global Fight for Human Rights
New York Times Magazine
January 25, 2022
Guatemala convicts ex-soldiers for raping indigenous women
BBC News
January 25, 2022
UN investigating alleged killings by CAR forces, Russia mercenaries
AFP
January 22, 2022
Rights groups want UN to ban Bangladesh’s RAB from peacekeeping
Al Jazeera
January 20, 2022
With More Girls Pregnant, Zimbabwe Pushes a Return to School
Voice of America
January 13, 2022
In Southern Africa, Success Against H.I.V. Offers Hope for Beating Back Another Virus
The New York Times
January 11, 2022
The Gambia: Will Yahya Jammeh be tried by an African court?
The Africa Report
January 6, 2022
AU, UN Urged To Take Action Against Jammeh
The Voice Gambia
January 4, 2022
A Bold Second-Term Agenda Is Still Guterres’ Best Bet
World Politics Review
January 3, 2022
The global AIDS response has lost a great champion
UNAIDS
December 26, 2021
Gambia commission says ex-pres Jammeh responsible for murder, torture and rape
Reuters
December 25, 2021
South Africa's high court orders former president Zuma back to jail
Reuters
December 15, 2021
The Nobel Peace Prize That Paved the Way for War
The New York Times
December 15, 2021
German diplomat expects ‘challenging debates’ on WHO funding increase
Devex
December 13, 2021
Longtime Biden aide appointed to lead UNICEF
Devex
December 10, 2021
Barrow speaks on Jammeh, reveals plans for truth, reconciliation committee report implementation
Premium Times (Nigeria)
December 7, 2021
Gambian President Barrow wins re-election; opposition cries foul
Reuters
December 5, 2021
Ex-president Yahya Jammeh's victims still waiting for justice ahead of Gambia polls
France24
December 2, 2021
How HIV and COVID-19 Variants Are Connected
Foreign Policy
December 2, 2021
World AIDS Day: Pandemics Thrive on Inequity
Health Policy Watch
December 1, 2021
Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism 'public health threat'
The Associated Press
December 1, 2021
Seizing the Opportunity: Gambia’s Election After Dictatorship
Vanguard Africa
November 29, 2021
UNAIDS warns of millions of AIDS-related deaths and continued devastation from pandemics if leaders don’t address inequalities
UNAIDS
November 29, 2021
Will Gambians get justice after Barrow’s deal with Jammeh party?
Al Jazeera
November 28, 2021
Gambia to Publish Delayed Report on Ex-Dictator Jammeh
AFP
November 23, 2021
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace laureate PM Abiy Ahmed says he’ll ‘lead army from battlefront’
The Washington Post
November 22, 2021
Looming mental health crisis and the buggery law
Jamaica Gleaner
November 22, 2021
Burundi opposition leader lambasts 'simplistic' US sanctions move
AFP
November 22, 2021
Zim moves towards HIV decriminalisation
The Herald
November 19, 2021
Gambia: The seat-warmer, the forever runner-up, and the return of Jammeh
African Arguments
November 16, 2021
A woman’s own body may have cured her of HIV, study finds
The Washington Post
November 16, 2021
Sri Lankan troops leave for UN peacekeeping mission to Central African Republic
Tamil Guardian
November 16, 2021
How to address the sexual violence epidemic in Ethiopia?
Al Jazeera
November 12, 2021
Portuguese UN soldiers investigated in anti-smuggling operation
The Guardian
November 8, 2021
Malawi sees child marriages double amid COVID crisis (video)
Al Jazeera
November 3, 2021
US Envoys Encouraged to Voice Dissent in New Diplomacy Policies
PassBlue
November 3, 2021
Summit concludes with a call for action to reinvent the response to the HIV pandemic and end AIDS in Western and Central Africa
UNAIDS
November 3, 2021
Elon Musk-WFP Twitter 'feud' raises accountability questions
Devex
November 3, 2021
Sudan's military dissolves transitional government in coup
CNN
October 25, 2021
World Bank mishandled sexual misconduct charges: report
France 24
October 18, 2021
NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19's impact on people living with HIV
Openly News
October 18, 2021
Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic
World Health Organization
October 14, 2021
Eastern Congo residents worried amid new Ebola case
Star Advertiser
October 9, 2021
Where are we on COVID-19 after a year of TRIPS waiver negotiations?
Devex
October 7, 2021
Russia’s Wagner Group committed atrocities in Central African Republic
The Times (UK)
October 4, 2021
WHO's Tedros under donor pressure to act quickly on Congo sex scandal - diplomats
Reuters
October 1, 2021
The Gambia delays report on former longtime leader Jammeh
Al Jazeera
September 30, 2021
President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Dr. John N. Nkengasong as Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally
WhiteHouse.gov
September 27, 2021
Court Declares Being a Housewife Payable Full-time Job
Kenyans.co.ke
September 24, 2021
Church sued for marrying off young girls
The Herald (Zimbabwe)
September 20, 2021
Gambia Election 2021: Jammeh’s victims worried about ruling party alliance
RFI
September 19, 2021
Child marriage opponents await Massachusetts legislative action
Boston.com
September 18, 2021
Burundi: Allegations of Killings, Disappearances, Torture
Human Rights Watch
September 17, 2021
Pregnant women and children with HIV in Ghana struggle to access lifesaving medicine during pandemic
Public Radio International (PRI)
September 14, 2021
The U.N. has a plan to end AIDS by 2030. But Russia doesn’t like it.
The Washington Post
September 14, 2021
Congolese surgeon Mukwege seeks international criminal court to tackle impunity
Yahoo News
September 10, 2021
Gambia: “We Want Truth Commission's Final Report Binned”
Justice Info
September 9, 2021
Peter Sands: HIV, TB, and malaria needs even greater post-pandemic
Devex
September 9, 2021
Australia to support vaccine waiver after months of pressure from human rights groups
The Guardian
September 8, 2021
Gambia: Rights groups decry Jammeh's possible return
DW
September 8, 2021
COVID-19 disruption causing many deaths from TB, AIDS in poorest countries, fund says
Reuters
September 7, 2021
The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria
The New York Times
September 7, 2021
A Jordanian Diplomat With Development Expertise Will Lead UN Women
PassBlue
September 6, 2021
Gambia: APRC, NPP Agree On Jammeh's Return As Duo Form Alliance Ahead of Dec Polls
All Africa
September 6, 2021
Gambian President and Ex-Dictator Form Coalition Ahead of Polls
Bloomberg
September 5, 2021
The Pitfalls of UN Peacekeeping in Afghanistan
IPI Global Observatory
September 1, 2021
How Infant-Formula Makers Feed Off Fears of Covid
PassBlue
August 31, 2021
UDP vows to prosecute Jammeh-era perpetrators at manifesto launching
The Standard
August 30, 2021
U.N. Officials Downplayed Sexual Violence in Ethiopia in Leaked Call
Foreign Policy
August 27, 2021
Hissène Habré, Ex-President of Chad Jailed for War Crimes, Dies at 79
The New York Times
August 24, 2021
He Blew the Whistle on the Catholic Church in 1985. Why Didn’t We Listen?
The New York Times
August 24, 2021
Moderna's Experimental HIV Vaccine Could Begin Human Trials as Soon as This Week
Science Alert
August 18, 2021
Zimbabwe: Rights Group Calls for the Outlawing of Child Marriage and Pledging
All Africa
August 12, 2021
Breaking: Sudan to hand Bashir, other wanted officials to ICC: minister
France 24
August 11, 2021
Zimbabwe: ED Promises to Keep Military Well-Resourced
All Africa
August 10, 2021
Ethiopia: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray conflict – new report
Amnesty International
August 10, 2021
Sudan takes 1st step towards joining International Criminal Court
Al Jazeera
August 4, 2021
Central African Republic: UN report calls for urgent end to mounting human rights abuses and violations
OHCHR
August 4, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, state attorney general report says
CNN
August 3, 2021
Still No Justice for Zimbabwe’s 2018 Post-Election Violence
Human Rights Watch
August 2, 2021
What challenges does the incoming UNICEF chief face?
Devex
July 26, 2021
The crisis in Haiti reflects the failure of the international community to stabilize the country
The Conversation
July 21, 2021
Should the Global Fund play a role in future pandemics?
Devex
July 21, 2021
PEPFAR Is Still Without a Leader. H.I.V. Activists Want to Know Why.
The New York Times
July 20, 2021
How COVID-19 changed the approach to HIV
Devex
July 19, 2021
Does the UN Pension Fund Really Need to Invest in Financial Derivatives?
PassBlue
July 17, 2021
Africa’s Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far Off
The New York Times
July 16, 2021
America And The TRIPS Waiver: You Can Talk The Talk, But Will You Walk The Walk?
Health Affairs
July 13, 2021
Scanning the past: The League of Nations archive goes digital
The New Humanitarian
July 13, 2021
South Africa violence spreads to Johannesburg in wake of Zuma jailing
Reuters
July 12, 2021
Africa can’t be left to go it alone when it comes to Covid vaccines
The Guardian
July 10, 2021
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in middle-of-the-night attack at his home
Miami Herald
July 7, 2021
Why aren’t diseases like HIV and malaria, which still kill millions of people a year, called pandemics?
Stat News
July 6, 2021
U.S. Urges Russia To Stop Violence In Central African Republic After Damning UN Report
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
June 30, 2021
Opinion: A 14-Year-Old Bride, Wed to Her Rapist, Playing on a Jungle Gym
The New York Times
June 19, 2021
'It was our children they killed': Russian mercenaries implicated in the torture and killing of civilians in Central African Republic
CNN
June 15, 2021
Young women in sub-Saharan Africa still the most affected by HIV/Aids
Independent Online (South Africa)
June 13, 2021
A U.N. Declaration on Ending AIDS Should Have Been Easy. It Wasn’t.
The New York Times
June 8, 2021
UN: Promoting Rights Key to UN Chief Guterres’ 2nd Term
Human Rights Watch
June 8, 2021
A pandemic anniversary: 40 years of HIV/AIDS
The Lancet
June 1, 2021
UK makes massive global health cuts
The Lancet
May 8, 2021
Are People Living With HIV More Vulnerable to COVID-19?
Managed Healthcare
May 3, 2021
US Weighs Loosening Vaccine Patents to Help Global COVID Fight
Voice of America
May 3, 2021
‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe
The Guardian
April 28, 2021
Opinion: A U.N. farce has tragic implications for feminist activists in Iran
The Washington Post
April 27, 2021
MSF urges rich countries to back COVID vaccine patent waiver
Al Jazeera
April 21, 2021
Special Report: Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
Reuters
April 15, 2021
Whistleblowers detail new Oxfam misconduct allegations in Iraq
The New Humanitarian
April 15, 2021
Russia, the Current Big Spoiler in Advancing Global Gender Rights
PassBlue
April 12, 2021
Clinical trial brings an effective HIV vaccine a step closer
Medical News Today
April 12, 2021
The UN should stop playing politics with children’s lives
Al Jazeera
April 5, 2021
Reversing Trump, Biden Repeals Sanctions on Human Rights Prosecutor
The New York Times
April 2, 2021
A World Economic Forum report says the pandemic may set women back by a whole generation
The Washington Post
April 2, 2021
The world's poorest countries are at India's mercy for vaccines. It's unsustainable
The Guardian
April 2, 2021
The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V.
The New York Times
March 31, 2021
Paragon or prison? The furious debate about Rwanda and its autocratic president
The Economist
March 27, 2021
Reed Brody, The ‘Dictator Hunter’
The Standard
March 26, 2021
As Public Hearings Near End, TRRC Chairman Promise Justice to Victims
Gambia News 24
March 22, 2021
Germany detains former Gambian elite guard suspected of war crimes
Reuters
March 16, 2021
Haitian court orders UN peacekeeper to pay child support in landmark case
The New Humanitarian
March 12, 2021
Opinion: Don’t let intellectual property rights get in the way of global vaccination
The Washington Post
March 10, 2021
In Nepal and Across the World, Child Marriage Is Rising
The New York Times
March 8, 2021
Millions remain at risk as funding to stop violence against women fails to match need
The Telegraph
March 8, 2021
Optimism as rapists get life sentences
Daily Maverick
March 7, 2021
UN Should Suspend Sri Lanka from Peacekeeping Over Human Rights Abuses
Just Security
March 5, 2021
The Job of the World’s Top Humanitarian Official Is Open. Will a Briton Get the Post Again?
PassBlue
March 3, 2021
Abbott says researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made findings that could lead to HIV vaccine
Market Watch
March 2, 2021
'God Forgive Us': Sole Survivor Of 2005 Gambia Massacre Testifies
Urdu Point
March 2, 2021
Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic
AP
March 1, 2021
Don’t Let Drug Companies Create a System of Vaccine Apartheid
Foreign Policy
February 23, 2021
France Hired McKinsey to Help in the Pandemic. Then Came the Questions.
The New York Times
February 22, 2021
Vax the beloved country: How mountains were moved to get J&J vaccines to South Africa
Daily Maverick
February 21, 2021
Caught in Tangled Web of Vaccine Nationalism
IPS News
February 2, 2021
HIV antibody trial results offer 'proof of concept'
Fred Hutch
January 26, 2021
WHO recommends the dapivirine vaginal ring as a new choice for HIV prevention for women at substantial risk of HIV infection
World Health Organization
January 26, 2021
Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine
BBC News
January 22, 2021
Covid claims Zimbabwe’s foreign minister amid surge in cases
Mail & Guardian
January 21, 2021
U.S. FDA approves GSK unit's long-acting HIV injection
Reuters
January 21, 2021
CD4 count below 350 increases the risk of severe COVID-19
NAM Aidsmap
January 19, 2021
U.N. urges respect for LGBT+ Ugandans ahead of polls
Reuters
January 13, 2021
Moderna is developing three new mRNA-based vaccines for seasonal flu, HIV and Nipah virus
TechCrunch
January 11, 2021
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage
The Washington Post
January 5, 2021
First long-acting HIV treatment approved in Europe
European Pharmaceutical Review
January 4, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine supplies for Africa dwindling as Moderna opts out
The Globe and Mail
January 3, 2021
Central African Republic: Rebel Violence Threatens Elections
Human Rights Watch
December 23, 2020
New vaccine deals seek to overcome ‘vaccine apartheid’ in developing world
The Globe and Mail
December 18, 2020
‘These Girls Are Being Cut and Married in Droves’
The New York Times
December 10, 2020
McKinsey to Repay $44 Million, Testify in S. African Graft Probe
Bloomberg
December 9, 2020
H.I.V. Death Rates Fell by Half, C.D.C. Says
The New York Times
November 19, 2020
'A modern tragedy': millions miss out on latest treatments for TB
The Telegraph
November 16, 2020
Enough for Ebola, but not for pandemics? Why WHO emergencies work needs reform
Devex
November 12, 2020
HIV Prevention Trials Network: HPTN 084 Study Demonstrates Superiority of CAB LA to Oral FTC/TDF for the Prevention of HIV
HIV Prevention Trials Network
November 9, 2020
Covid set to cause 400,000 surge in TB deaths as medics diverted
The Guardian
November 8, 2020
Canada and other wealthier countries undermining efforts to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine, report warns
The Globe and Mail
November 1, 2020
A decade after U.N.-linked cholera outbreak, Haitians demand justice
Reuters
October 22, 2020
‘The biggest shift in TB care in decades’: Tuberculosis treatment time reduced by a third
Spotlight
October 21, 2020
From ‘role models’ to sex workers: Kenya’s child labor rises
Associated Press
October 20, 2020
Africa’s low COVID-19 death rate has multiple causes, WHO says
The Globe and Mail
September 24, 2020
The United Nations At 75: It Has Never Been More Needed Nor Under Greater Threat
Time
September 22, 2020
Nothing Happens When Women Are Raped in Nigeria
The New York Times
September 4, 2020
‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.
The New York Times
August 3, 2020
Vaginal ring to reduce the risk of HIV infection for women in non-EU countries with high disease burden
European Medicines Agency
July 24, 2020
Aid From Top Donors Drops Even as Need Soars
Associated Press
July 21, 2020
The Pandemic’s Toll on Women
Foreign Affairs
July 15, 2020
A Shot to Protect Against H.I.V.
The New York Times
July 7, 2020
AIDS 2020: Researchers describe a possible case of HIV remission and a new method to prevent infection
CNN
July 7, 2020
How will the world’s poorest people get a coronavirus vaccine?
The Guardian
June 24, 2020
Lockdown impacting on HIV prevention programme for adolescent girls and young women
Maverick Citizen
June 19, 2020
George Floyd’s Brother Urges U.N. to Investigate Police Killings in U.S.
The New York Times
June 17, 2020
United Nations Experts Urge Zimbabwe to End Abductions, Torture of Opponents
VOA News
June 10, 2020
People with HIV, TB have twice the risk of death from coronavirus, report finds
The Globe and Mail
June 9, 2020
U.S. Withdrawal From WHO Is Sad For Global Health And Bad For America
Forbes
June 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could be ‘devastating’ for battles against tuberculosis, HIV and malaria
The Globe and Mail
May 22, 2020
No medicine, no food: Coronavirus restrictions amplify health risks to LGBT+ people with HIV
Reuters
May 20, 2020
To stop tuberculosis, learn 'the COVID lesson'
Devex
March 24, 2020
Report: South African State Hospitals 'Forcibly' Sterilized Women With HIV
Time
February 25, 2020
Not all homes are safe during lockdown: The never-ending tale of violence against women
Indian Express
February 7, 2020
How the neglected AIDS epidemic hits women and girls hardest
The New Humanitarian
December 2, 2019
‘I’m known as an activist.’ New UNAIDS leader takes charge
Science
November 27, 2019