Time for big plastic producers to walk the talk on cutting pollution |
The plastics industry needs to show more responsibility and put their money where their mouth is on cutting harmful waste and pollution, especially as...
COP27 BONUS PODCAST: Early like Sunday morning |
COP27 officially ended on Friday, but no agreement was reached when Conor and Laura recorded their last podcast in Sharm El-Sheikh.
But, despite the gloomy...
Gang attack in Haiti’s Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead
Among the victims at the hands of the so-called Gran Grif gang were 10 women and three infants.“As the attacks unfolded, gang members reportedly...
UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
At least 18 people were killed, and many more fatalities could be trapped under the rubble of the three-storied building, according to the UN...
UN News Today 04 October 2024 |
Lebanon: Desperate scenes at Syrian border after Israeli airstrikesAfter another night of heavy Israeli bombing in Lebanon, UN humanitarians described how people desperate to...
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...
Women’s voices, essential for peace: Head of UN mission in DR Congo |
While finalising its departure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, remains fully engaged in assisting...
A new series from UN Podcasts: amplifyHER |
On this week's episode we're letting a new UN podcast take over! It's called amplifyHER, and it's a tribute to some of the best...
Lebanon: Medical aid arrives in Beirut amid intensifying Israeli strikes
“There were two strikes and a huge crater was created in the no-man’s land between the Syrian and the Lebanese side. It’s very hard...
UN News Today 12 July 2024 |
Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in GenevaUN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva...
Children are forced to work in OPT to support their families |
Eight months into the war in Gaza, families have been forced to adapt to what humanitarians often call “negative coping strategies” to survive, as...
COP27 EXTRA BONUS PODCAST: Heart to Hart |
We though it was all over…it is now, we promise! We gave you the instant reaction to the final COP27 plenary session on what...
UN News Today 15 July 2024
Conflict in Gaza continues with airstrikes: UN shelters hitSouth Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisisIncrease in conflict, main cause of stalled child immunization rates
Source of...
Nuclear bids to become leading renewable energy source |
Nuclear power has been a source of optimism and fear since the mid-Twentieth Century. On one hand, it evokes the destructive power of nuclear bombs,...
PODCAST: The power of dialogue to bring peace |
The world has never been more inter-connected, but this has made it easier than ever before to spread disinformation, hate speech, and information that...
UN News Today 16 July 2024
Gaza: Five UNRWA schools hit in 10 days, reports UN agencySudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher warns WHOForced labour in North Korea is...
Living in the metaverse: UN goes virtual for the public good |
This interview has been edited for length and clarityCristina Bueti: The first UN Virtual Worlds Day aims at highlighting the transformative power of virtualworlds – including metaverse – in order to accelerate...
Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict
The report – the first of its kind – analyses the links between child trafficking and the six grave violations against children caught up...
World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, justice must be served over custody...
Attacks in the northeast city killed or injured more than 190 people in September alone, said the UN’s top aid coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias...
A new series from UN Podcasts: UNiting Against Hate |
On this week’s The Lid Is On, we’re introducing you to UNiting Against Hate, a new series from UN Podcasts.
Katy Dartford talks to those...
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, expressed deep alarm over the escalation in southern Lebanon and the impact on civilians, reiterating the need...
UN News Today 03 October 2024 |
Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to...
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...
‘The Taliban have stripped girls of the rights they once had’: Gordon Brown |
It has now been over 1,000 days since the Taliban, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, banned education for girls beyond sixth grade, a...
