UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has urged everyone not only to celebrate radio’s potential, but also, and especially, to make greater use of radio as a unique instrument of peace.

Russia is strengthening and expanding its defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine, Britain’s Defence Ministry said on Monday, as the war approaches it the second year.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has distributed 110 tonnes of medical supplies to areas impacted by the recent earthquakes in Syria.

A move by Uganda to close the UN local human rights office has drawn strong criticism from opposition leaders and activists, saying it highlights the country’s worsening record on civil liberties.