UN News Today 27 January 2025 |
Security Council condemns M23 rebel advance into key DR Congo cityIn a strong statement, the UN Security Council has condemned the advance by the...
‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the past but...
Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape...
A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that for every...
‘They did miraculous things’: The aid workers who helped Jews escape Nazi-occupied Europe |
Long before the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, American aid workers were fanning out across territory occupied by the...
UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon
The timelines envisaged in the November ceasefire agreement “have not been met”, according to a joint statement by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine...
World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate...
The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who had been held...
Eastern DR Congo becoming increasingly unsafe, warns UNHCR lead in Goma |
The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is becoming increasingly unsafe for both civilians and aid teams, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around the Jenin refugee camp had involved “disproportionate” use of force, including...
UN News Today 24 January 2025 |
Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme...
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians
Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat”...
UN scales up humanitarian response in Gaza as ceasefire offers respite
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday that large volumes of aid continue to flow into Gaza through...
West Bank: OHCHR deeply concerned over uptick in violence against children |
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Thursday that children are not being spared from escalating Israeli military operations in the West Bank.In...
UN News Today 23 January 2025 |
Gaza: ceasefire holds as UN aid convoys deliver ‘millions of litres’ of fuelAs a fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza, UN aid teams have continued...
UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States
Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, highlighted the League's vital role in promoting stability in a region marked by...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 23 January
Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York to hear from the...
Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’
It now joins 45 countries and one territory that have achieved this milestone.“Today we congratulate the people of Georgia for their decades of targeted...
Support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’, Security Council hears
Maria Isabel Salvador updated ambassadors on the situation in the Caribbean country, where a political transition process to restore democratic institutions continues against a...
Migrant discrimination can be overcome, says ‘Cabrini’ film star Christiana Dell’Anna |
The screening at the UN of the stunning new film, Cabrini, portraying the hardships faced by vulnerable migrants moving to New York City at...
World News in Brief: Gaza aid surge, El Fasher update, aid to Somalia, justice...
Aid coordination office OCHA said the UN and our partners are dispatching supplies to designated emergency shelters and distribution centres across the Strip.
“We are...
Eastern DRC conflict escalates, forcing thousands to flee |
The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming new levels following the M23 armed group’s seizure of Minova...
Release of ship’s crew, ‘a step in the right direction’: UN Yemen envoy
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, seized the MV Galaxy Leader in November 2023 as part of attacks against international shipping in the...
Colombia: Catatumbo killings highlight fragility of peace process
Clashes between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a rival armed group, EMBF, erupted last week in the remote northeastern region, leaving dozens dead,...
UN News Today 22 January 2025 |
At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsThe world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN...
Lebanon: Food insecurity deepens following conflict, new report reveals
Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, the report reveals that the impact of...
