UN News Today 02 September 2024 |
Gaza polio vaccination campaign day 2: tens of thousands more children protectedThe UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza...
First ever guidance issued on antibiotic pollution to fight rise of superbugs |
This is Daniel Johnson for UN News.Superbugs – or bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics – continue to be a major worry for the...
WATCH: ‘Football saved my life’ says genocide survivor |
April 7 marks three decades since the beginning of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. An almost unimaginable slaughter, which saw an...
UN News Today 03 September 2024 |
Venezuela: UN human rights office concern over ‘climate of fear’The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate...
‘Work to be done’ to ensure Haiti security support mission can make progress |
More work needs to be done to ensure the success of the multinational security support mission which has deployed to Haiti to help the national...
Where are Haiti’s gangs getting their weapons? |
The Haitian economy may be on its knees, but the gangs that control much of the capital Port-au-Prince seem to have little trouble obtaining...
UN News Today 04 September 2024 |
Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILOPay packets have been shrinking around the world for the last 20 years and one...
IOM seeks $13.3 million to scale up response in Yemen |
Over half a million people have been severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen.The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been...
WATCH: Peace and reconciliation in Kosovo ‘starts with youth’ |
In Kosovo, where tensions remain high between the ethnic Albanian and ethnic Serb communities, the United Nations is leading efforts to promote open communication...
UN News Today 05 September 2024 |
We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agencyUnchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a...
Sudan: UN chief alarmed at full-scale assault on El Fasher
UN chief António Guterres called on Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo to act responsibly and immediately order a halt to the RSF attack,...
Agricultural assistance is key to feed hungry people in war zones: FAO
Amid the brutal war in Gaza and fears of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is providing Palestinian livestock holders with veterinary kits...
New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future
Making the world fairer, safer and more sustainable for all was at the centre of a fan of bold, new ideas unfolding throughout the...
Trinidad fights back against a plastic invasion |
Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution. As well as coping with a tsunami of waste washes up on their beaches...
UN News Today 06 September 2024 |
Sudan crisis: Rights investigators demand arms embargo extension to end ‘rampant’ abusesRival militia in Sudan have committed numerous international crimes and subjected terrified communities...
Haiti: Successive crises limit time for recovery of vulnerable farming households |
A series of crises is making it difficult for Haiti’s most vulnerable farming households to work their land, recover from natural weather events and...
Geothermal promises to turn Dominica into a clean energy powerhouse |
Dominica may have found a solution to cover all of its electricity needs, and even sell electricity abroad, without burning fossil fuels: geothermal energy....
UN News Today 9 September 2024 |
UN rights chief says humanity at ‘fork in the road’ amid global crisesAs global crises intensify, humanity seems to be “at a fork in...
UNICEF working to avert education ‘time bomb’ in Yemen |
Some 4.5 million children are not attending school in Yemen, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels have been at...
Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
Right now, the UN observes 218 international days (and counting)!The tradition started long before the UN’s inception in 1945, but it didn’t take long for...
Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session
President-elect Yang also served as the Chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Africans of the African Union, demonstrating “unwavering dedication” to the principles of...
Trinidad’s young climate activists make the case for urgent action |
Caribbean island nations are vulnerable to a host of extreme weather events, from hurricanes to floods and droughts, that are becoming more dangerous and...
Guterres ‘personally devastated’ over inability of UN to safeguard staff in Gaza, despite best...
Among them were 135 women and men who worked for the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA), killed during Israeli military operations in Gaza...
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
The landmark legally binding treaty entered into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the...
