Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted that the risk from mpox to the general population was “low”.
He...
Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’
“Conversations have become difficult, agreements even more so,” he said. “This is surely not what the founders of the UN would have wanted for...
‘Families ran for their lives’: Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon
“Families I spoke with had run for their lives and have no idea what tomorrow may bring after an exhausting, dangerous journey to the...
Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO
The State of Global Water Resources report released on Monday also highlights that over the last five years below-normal conditions for river flows have...
World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability...
In an appeal for help, the World Food Programme, WFP, said that more than 27 million people’s lives from Lesotho to Zimbabwe have been...
World News in Brief: Mass floggings in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement crisis, ‘greening education’
Jeremy Laurence described how on 4 June, a group of 63 men and women were publicly subjected to mass flogging at a sports ground...
Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding
Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the UN and partners were continuing to deliver “critical humanitarian assistance”, focusing...
Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing tensions in the South American country. Voting took place on...
Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN-backed report reveals
The year also saw nearly 47 million new internal displacements, highlighting the urgent need for protection and prevention efforts, according to the report from...
IOM, CAF Partner to Boost Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Latin America and the...
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New York, 23 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the...
The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters
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By Glynda C. Carr —
As we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Middle East on brink of all-out war as ambassadors meet in...
Ambassadors are due to meet at 10am local time in New York on Wednesday with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war...
Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears
Among the victims of the weekend bombardment was six-year-old Selena al Smarah, killed along with her parents at home in the southern city of...
IDF tanks force entry into UN peacekeeping position, UNIFIL reports
According to the Mission, at about 04:30 (local time), while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and entered...
UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in Marshall Islands
Research conducted by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, revealed that 67 nuclear tests performed between 1946 and 1958 by the United States Government...
Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’
In the Lebanese capital, UN humanitarians reported “another night of strikes” ongoing attacks, as aid workers continued trying to help all those in need. This...
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
Considered the world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the summit is taking place in Cali, the third largest city of the South American...
‘We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others’ – South Africa
In his address to Assembly's annual high-level debate, he said, “The South African story bears witness to the enduring role of the United Nations...
‘Yet another’ Israeli strike on peacekeepers’ position in southern Lebanon
According to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), early morning on Wednesday (local time), peacekeepers in position near Kafer Kela observed an IDF...
Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR
A new report from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed that each year, hundreds of thousands of people risk their lives to migrate from...
Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges
James Swan, acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed the Security Council in New...
Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice
Coinciding with the powerful and symbolic monument to the ravages of unchecked climate change, the ceremony on 17 August also saw the publication of The...
‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent:...
Akua Kuenyehia, chair of the independent expert mechanism on advancing racial justice said, “Manifestations of systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent...
