Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success
“War can kill anything in a person, but it cannot kill values and hope. Syrians are a naturally happy people, and we aspire to...
‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite
The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds...
UN News Today 13 February 2025 |
Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsLifesaving aid continued to reach Gaza on Thursday while UN humanitarians warned that needs remain...
World News in Brief: Peacekeeper dies in CAR, Gaza and DR Congo latest, preventing...
The ‘blue helmet’ was part of a long-range MINUSCA patrol to protect civilians, that was near the village of Zobassinda, in Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture, which came...
Temporary ceasefires must become long-term, says top officer leading Midde East truce mission |
UN military observers oversee the ceasefires between Israel and Syria as well as Lebanon, in a preventative effort to head off isolated incidents that...
UN News Today 12 February 2025 |
Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repressionThe repression of mass protests in Bangladesh last year that toppled the country’s prime minister left...
Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo
Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC, updated journalists on latest developments and obstacles to aid delivery, which include loss...
Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and most of them live in low-income countries where medicines are either unaffordable or unavailable,...
‘Delivery at scale’ needed for Middle East recovery |
Underlying the importance of a collective responsibility to support all those impacted by seismic events in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and beyond – stemming from the...
UN News Today 11 February 2025 |
Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefA return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs,...
Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief
“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” said the UN chief, in...
World News in Brief: Aid suspension in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes...
The decision follows the recent detention by the Houthi de facto authorities of eight additional UN personnel, including six working in Sa’ada, which has...
An Afghan dreamer: From robotics champion to advocate for girls’ education |
Globally, 122 million girls are out of school, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Of those, 2.5 million are banned...
Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat
The discussion focused on the 20th biannual report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security.“Terrorism remains a...
UN News Today 10 February 2025 |
Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessThree weeks since the ceasefire began between Hamas and Israel, the UN Children’s Fund...
After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker
Timor-Leste’s road to peace has not been easy. In 1976, not long after Indonesia became independent it invaded the eastern part of the island...
DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu
Escalating fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese troops has caused thousands of people to flee, with many heading towards the provincial capital, Bukavu –...
Global forum suggests fresh ideas for 21st century UN peacekeeping
“Our thinking should be grounded by the fact that we have more conflicts today than at any time since World War Two and by...
UN News Today 07 February 2025 |
DR Congo crisis must be stopped, warns UN rights chiefUN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concern over the ongoing violent...
First Person: Bodies of children in Haiti have turned into ‘battlegrounds’
The agency’s spokesperson James Elder has just visited Port-au-Prince, the capital of the embattled Caribbean nation and has been speaking about what he experienced...
General Assembly President prioritizes overhaul as UN turns 80
UN reform is one of the top priorities for Philémon Yang, elected President of the General Assembly during the UN’s eightieth year. In an...
DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action
Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used...
‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation
Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when, as a ten-year-old, an unexpected visitor came to her house: “She had...
It’s official: January was the warmest on record
Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, despite expectations that the La Nina weather phenomenon...
