PODCAST: UN boosts fight against drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle |
Countries in Southeast Asia are coming together with the support of the UN to tackle what is being described as “one of the biggest...
UN News Today 26 August 2024 |
UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across UkraineThe UN’s top aid official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone...
Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says UN food agency
In an appeal for greater global solidarity with the people of Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that around 800,000 people have fled...
Destruction, suffering and displacement in Gaza ‘way beyond what you can imagine’: UNICEF officer...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners are preparing to launch a campaign this month to vaccinate thousands of children in Gaza against polio...
LIVE: Diplomacy centre stage as world leaders debate future of multilateralism
Nearly 120 Heads of State and Government are in New York where the general debate is set to begin in just a few minutes'...
Focus on the Future: Ascending the Summit
Crippling debt burdens are holding many African countries back: some of them are paying more on repayments than on health, education and infrastructure.On today’s...
UN News Today 27 August 2024 |
In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once againIn Gaza humanitarian operations are “ongoing, where feasible”, amid repeated evacuation orders from...
UNICEF ‘using every possible means’ to get food to children facing famine in Sudan...
The recent confirmation of famine at the Zamzam camp in Sudan is “also a canary in a coal mine”, the new Representative of the...
PODCAST: Nevermind the guest list, deliver on SDGs says Guterres |
The UN chief has a strong message for those who say the absence of some key leaders is a blow to this year’s General...
UN News Today 23 September 2024 |
Middle East crisis: No end to violence in Gaza, Israel and LebanonTensions continued to ratchet up in the Middle East on Monday with reports...
Ukraine’s youth looking to forge a ‘better future’ |
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the youth volunteer movement in the war-torn country has been growing and is now ten...
PODCAST: Crises and international division ‘challenging’ says UN peacekeeping chief |
UN peacekeeping operations are facing more challenging political and security conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa and require the united and committed support from Member States....
UN News Today 20 September 2024 |
Lebanon escalation: 1,500 blast victims still in hospital, says WHODays since an unprecedented attack on thousands of mobile communication devices reportedly belonging to Hezbollah...
Yemen: Malnutrition expected to ‘increase significantly’ during current lean season |
Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing among young children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners warned in a report published this week.The...
PODCAST: Breaking barriers around teen pregnancy in Thailand |
Thailand has been lauded for the progressive legislation it has passed into law which ensures that women and girls have the right to a...
UN News Today 28 August 2024 |
West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalationAmid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on...
Lebanon: OCHA official urges more funding to meet civilian needs |
Civilians in Lebanon - particularly in the volatile south - are grappling with constant threats of violence, high levels of displacement and economic deprivation,...
Middle East crisis: Dramatic uptick in violence in Gaza, Israel and Lebanon
The development comes as the UN's top official in Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert began an official visit to Israel to meet senior government officials, after insisting...
Focus on the Future: Signed, Sealed, Delivered |
On the first episode of “Focus on the Future”, our mini-series running throughout High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, Conor Lennon and Shanae...
UN News Today 29 August 2024 |
West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli military strikesAs the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the...
West Bank: ‘Constant fear’ amid soaring Israeli settler violence |
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Wednesday condemned Israel’s military escalation in the occupied West Bank, calling for attacks by the Israeli Defense...
PODCAST: Bringing order to the AI ‘Wild West’
This episode of The Lid Is On focuses on cutting edge online technology, and the UN’s role in making sure that it benefits humanity,...
Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development
The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus, despite a last-minute proposal...
UN News Today 30 August 2024 |
Libya: mass graves at Tarhuna in human rights spotlightMass killings, sexual violence and abductions in the Libyan city of Tarhuna dating back to 2013...
