Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’
“It is a climate of fear in the country at the moment. We are urging the government to ensure that all steps are taken...
Stories from the UN Archive: Pope Francis’s message to the world
On the International Day of Friendship, marked annually on 30 July, we are looking back to the pontiff’s powerful speech in the General Assembly...
Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears
Stephanie Koury, Deputy Special Representative and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said these developments “have increased tension, further entrenched institutional...
World News in Brief: Aid trucks on Ukraine frontline, Africa schools close due to...
There are still nearly 2,000 people living in the town of Beryslav, including more than 70 children and 90 people who have only limited...
UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff
The development follows the conclusion of an investigation by the UN Office of Oversight Services (OIOS), launched earlier this year after Israel alleged that...
IOM Chief Attends Women Forum in Mongolia, Meets with Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Ulaanbaatar – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope concluded a visit to Mongolia, emphasizing how...
UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism
This comes just a day after the UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a statement expressing horror over the reported summary execution of six Israeli...
REP Unveils Groundbreaking New Video: ”Reparations: From Concept to Reality”
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The Reparation Education Project (REP) is proud to announce the public unveiling of its powerful new video, “Reparations: From Concept to Reality,” produced...
Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief
Anacláudia Rossbach assumed the post of Executive Director of UN-Habitat, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 August. She is an economist with...
UN warns of continued prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia
Warning the Security Council, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said that since the last briefing on weapons transfers only two weeks ago,...
The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity
Up pops the vibrant world of an orange economy, also known as the creative economy.But, what exactly is it, and how does it foster...
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...
UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations for humanitarian coordination wing, OCHA, were briefing ambassadors in the Security Council,...
Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
The updated Global Report on Food Crises reveals that nearly two million people are now grappling with the most critical level of food insecurity,...
Lebanon: UN warns of escalating horror in Middle East as ‘communications tools become weapons’
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told ambassadors in the Security Council, that strikes and exchanges of fire across the Blue...
Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Türk underscored that international human rights and humanitarian law “are our mainstay against unbridled power.”Speaking...
Youth lead the way ahead of UN Summit of the Future
Scores of youth from across the world packed into the UN General Assembly Hall for the start of two “action days” ahead of the...
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...
Akila and Maria, Weave Connections Through Sewing
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Akila and Maria, one Trinidadian and the other a Venezuelan migrant. Both are women with a common goal: to train and...
UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
Migrants and other marginalized and highly mobile populations including those uprooted from their homes by natural emergencies and conflict are far more prone to...
Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
“Yemen is facing yet another devastating chapter in its relentless crisis, exacerbated by the intersection of conflict and extreme weather events,” emphasised Matt Huber,...
Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
Since last October, the UN agency has raised nearly $150 million from UNRWA Spain, UNRWA USA, foundations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations and individuals. Some even...
Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen
The more than 60 men and women being held are all Yemeni nationals. They include 13 UN staff and members of civil society, local...
Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
In a speech marking 60 years of UN Trade and Development – the agency previously known by the acronym UNCTAD - the UN Secretary-General highlighted...
