SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Middle East on brink of all-out war as ambassadors meet in...
Ambassadors are due to meet at 10am local time in New York on Wednesday with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war...
UN News Today 22 July 2024 |
Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire: UNRWA A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint...
In a year of elections, why is there a ‘Democracy Paradox’?
More than 60 elections are taking place in 2024 and, whilst 90 per cent of people say they want to live in a democracy,...
PODCAST: A multilingual look back at 2022!
For the last Lid Is On of the year, Conor Lennon invited some of his colleagues for a festive episode, to find out a...
UN News Today 23 July 2024 |
Where do I go now, ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation ordersGazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have abandoned shelters...
Scores of children killed as devastating floods and landslides hit Nepal |
More than 215 people, including 35 children, have lost their lives, with dozens still missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across...
PODCAST: A New Year, Palais des Nations special, with Daniel Johnson |
In our first Lid Is On of 2023, we take a trip to Geneva, to meet our Palais des Nations correspondent Daniel Johnson, who...
UN News Today 24 July 2024 |
Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN reportProgress fighting hunger worldwide has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million...
First Person: Swapping guns for ballpens in the Philippines
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she...
UNESCO aims to tackle global education crisis sparked by rising violence |
With increasing violence contributing to global crises, the UN has repeatedly raised concerns about diminishing access to education at all levels.To address this growing...
WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages
Anshu Banerjee, head of WHO’s division on maternal, child and adolescent health and ageing, emphasized the need for rethinking how care is delivered to...
Guterres condemns ‘escalation after escalation’ in the Middle East
“I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation,” he said in a tersely worded statement.“This must stop. We absolutely need...
PODCAST: Getting the word out – letting the world know how the UN is...
On today’s episode of The Lid is On, Conor speaks to Melissa Fleming, the head of Global Communications at the United Nations, and host...
UN News Today 01 October 2024 |
UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ over Lebanon escalationThe Secretary-General has said that he’s extremely concerned with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon and has...
‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent:...
Akua Kuenyehia, chair of the independent expert mechanism on advancing racial justice said, “Manifestations of systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent...
Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
“Yet again, another unfathomable attack of the Russian Armed Forces killed and injured civilians, this time at the start of their day at a...
Sudan: ‘We’re in a race against time, but the time is running out’ |
War-torn Sudan is facing a looming famine and the world’s largest displacement crisis as the conflict between rival militaries that started last April grinds...
PODCAST: Making the news at the UN |
UN News publishes stories in 10 languages, with the aim of ensuring that as many people as possible understand the impact of the United...
UN News Today 25 July 2024 |
FAO warns of avian influenza surge in Asia-Pacific, urges regional actionThe UN Food and Agriculture Organization sounded the alarm on Thursday about a surge...
Conflict in Nigeria largely driven by the climate crisis: UN country chief |
When the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), released its annual report on global trends in June, it showed, for the twelfth year in a row,...
PODCAST: A UN wish come true |
Californian teenager Kale Ilac’s dream is to become a diplomat. The 16-year-old, who is battling cancer, is hopefully on the way, thanks to the...
UN News Today 26 July 2024 |
Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agencyNews of another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication...
Keeping the peace isn’t just about laying down weapons, says top analyst |
Thomas Kontogeorgos: More and more we try to promote South-South cooperation, more and more we try to bring into our work the vision of...
PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap |
$4.3 trillion: that’s the estimated cost of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a blueprint for a fairer future, covering all of the...
