UN News Today 9 July 2024
Ukraine’s main children’s hospital likely received a direct hit when it was struck on Monday, say UN rights monitorsGazans are continue to reel from...
Unravelling the tales of sharks and dugongs on World Oceans Day |
Sharks and dugongs serve as barometers of the marine ecosystem, but many people overlook their critical roles, perceiving sharks as menacing figures and dugongs...
COP27 PODCAST: Exit ramps off the climate hell highway |
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is back in Sharm El-Sheikh, in an attempt to nudge countries towards resolving their differences on contentious climate issues, and...
UN News Today 10 July 2024 |
Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chiefAmid intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the UN agency...
Yemen: International community must build on ‘fragile’ humanitarian progress |
The international community must continue to pay attention to the humanitarian situation in Yemen, where hunger and malnutrition remain chronic after nearly a decade...
COP27 PODCAST: Delayed ratification |
It’s officially the last day of COP27, and the UN podcast team have their bags packed, ready to return home.
However, today did not see...
UN News Today 11 July 2024 |
World population to peak at 10.3 billion by 2080s, decline by 2100The world’s population is expected to grow by two billion over the next...
Explainer: The journey of a UN Security Council resolution
The 15-member Council is charged with taking action, through resolutions and decisions, on any threats to international peace and security, but sometimes adopting a...
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...
