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...
UN News Today 15 October 2024 |
Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeWith no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office...
Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike
“What we’re hearing is that amongst the 22 people who were killed were 12 women and two children,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the...
Gazan civilians remain fearful amidst continued Israeli bombardment |
Left behind in a now-abandoned school in Khan Younis is the evidence of the haste in which Gazan civilians fled the shelter in fear...
Ukraine war: A billions-of-dollars drain on coffers worldwide |
More than two years since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, the harrowing human cost of the conflict couldn’t be clearer,...
Negotiators advance plastic pollution treaty amid ‘extremely ambitious timeline’ |
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw up the world’s first treaty curbing plastic pollution next...
Sudan: Parts of besieged Darfur city ‘on the brink of famine’ |
After more than a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries across Sudan, the last Government-held stronghold in Darfur of El Fasher is in...
We can’t vaccinate children while bombs are falling, says UN aid agency |
Despite deadly new devastating strikes on public shelters in Gaza, UN aid teams confirmed that the second and final round of a mass polio...
Only lack of access can stop vital polio campaign in Gaza: UNICEF |
UN News: Hamish Young, UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator for Gaza, thank you for joining us today. First, would you please tell us more about...
PODCAST: A turning point, or a disappointment? COP26 winds down, with a final declaration...
With negotiators still haggling over the details of the COP26 final declaration, Conor Lennon and Laura Quiñones look back over two extremely busy, sleep-deprived...
Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. At...
UN News Today 14 October 2024 |
Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strikeA second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza...
Lebanon: ‘Deliberate attacks’ on peacekeepers also violate international law |
Transcript UNIFIL Interview: Andrea Tenenti UN News: Thank you, Mr. Tenenti for being with us today, and for giving us the time to speak.First of...
Lebanon: Calls for ceasefire amid escalating displacement and shelling
Addressing the UNHCR Executive Committee in Geneva, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said that nowhere is “uncertainty and anxiety more palpable at the moment than...
PODCAST: Tears, fears and fossil fuels |
At times it seemed that a COP26 resolution was still hours or even days away but, on Saturday evening, a final document was finally...
News in Brief 28 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Papua New Guinea landslide response hampered by complex conditionsEfforts to rescue those impacted by the...
Unexploded weapons in cities create new danger zone in Sudan |
More than a year of fighting between Sudan’s rival militaries has the country’s people on the verge of famine and uprooted huge numbers caught...
PODCAST: Durban +20 – forging a creative path in defense of human rights |
Growing up in California’s Silicon Valley, African-American Derrick León Washington took note of the socio-economic disparity around him, and knew early on, there was...
News in Brief 29 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low: WHOVital medical...
Kenya: ‘Whiplash’ between drought and flooding calls for building climate resilience |
Kenya remains on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Hidaya threatens to dump more torrential rains on East African countries, which recently emerged from three...
Durban +20: ‘Nobody’ is free from the impacts of racism, intolerance |
As the UN independent expert on contemporary racism and intolerance, Tendayi Achiume leads a worldwide effort to combat related human rights violations and tackle...
News in Brief 30 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.As Israeli ground incursions into Gaza continue, aid is cut by two-thirdsThe flow of vital...
‘Patients are afraid’: Top WHO official in Rafah describes rising alarm amid Israeli strikes...
Despite the risk of new strikes in Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners continue to establish field hospitals and get services back...
UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon
The incident took place early on Sunday morning (local time), when two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and forcibly entered the position,...
