Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges
Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in...
UN News Today 19 March 2025 |
Gaza latest: UN staffer killed at UNOPS premises in as-yet unconfirmed strikeGaza news first, and reports that a UN staff member has been killed...
Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti’s capital
Gang violence, displacement and instability have long gripped Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country, but attacks over the past two months have shattered...
UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured
The UN is verifying and confirming the details, including the circumstances that led up to the incident, but it was not due to “any...
‘Intolerable’ suffering in Gaza amid deadly airstrikes, continued aid blockade
“We will not give up on these objectives,” António Guterres said during a press encounter at the UN Office in Geneva.Airstrikes resume, aid blockedIn...
UN News Today 18 March 2025 |
Gaza: UN chief leads condemnation of deadly Israeli strikesThe UGaza: UN chief leads condemnation of deadly Israeli strikesThe UN Secretary-General has led widespread condemnation...
LIVE NOW: Security Council to meet on Gaza crisis
The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the situation in Middle East, as heavy Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza...
World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs...
In a statement released to correspondents in New York, the UN denounced the Houthis’ targeting of merchant and commercial vessels in the key waterway which...
UN News Today 17 March 2025 |
Syria’s disappeared: relative of Assad regime’s victims speaks of anguish searching for truth and justiceThe relative of two victims tortured and murdered by the...
‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of...
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen called for an immediate end to hostilities and urged all parties to protect civilians in accordance with...
‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s...
After 14 years of war, Syria has entered a new and uncertain chapter. The country is devastated – 90 per cent of Syrians live...
‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
“Support us and include us in intergovernmental processes,” said Ema Meçaj, a medical student and member of Albania’s youth steering committee, who was among...
UN News Today 14 March 2025 |
Bangladesh: UN chief pledges to help stave off food rations cut to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s BazarIn Bangladesh, UN chief António Guterres has pledged...
Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief
“This is not just a crisis, it is a poly-crisis affecting every sector, from health and nutrition to water, education and protection,” Catherine Russell,...
UN News Today 13 March 2025 |
Human Rights Council probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN...
Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of...
“Israel has increasingly employed sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians as part of a broader effort to undermine their right...
‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
During the event, held as part of the Commission on the Status of Women, the world’s biggest gender equality conference, delegates from the region outlined...
UN News Today 12 March 2025 |
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, organised crime benefitsPrices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug...
Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters, in New York, Mr. Guterres emphasised that the reforms are not just about internal processes but aimed at...
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
One kilogramme of opium cost $750 last year, up from $75 just three years ago, compensating sellers for the loss in overall production and...
World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare...
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said that 111 people have been confirmed dead so far.Media reports indicate the true death toll may...
In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and...
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, underscored the need for humanitarian aid to...
UN News Today 11 March 2025 |
Syria’s Alawite families summarily executed in ongoing clashes, warns UN rights officeDays of violence against Syria’s mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary...
Cyclone Jude hits Mozambique causing widespread damage, deadly threat to children |
Cyclone Jude made landfall in Mozambique on Monday, bringing powerful winds and heavy rainfall that caused widespread destruction.This marks the third cyclone to strike...
