UN News Today 10 September 2024 |
UN envoy condemns deadly strike on Gaza camp in humanitarian zoneThe UN Middle East envoy strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces...
Stories from the UN Archive: Archivists unerase mystery woman
To mark World Refugee Day, celebrated annually on 20 June, we’re telling you what was uncovered by these ambitious archivists from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined key recommendations aimed at making information spaces safer while at the same time upholding human rights such as freedom...
Myanmar: Intensified conflict leaves 3.3 million displaced |
Myanmar’s civil war has escalated to include systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, according to a new report on Tuesday...
Stories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of...
We are taking you back to the summer of 1945, when leaders from 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to agree upon an international...
New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development
Robert Rae currently serves as Canada’s Ambassador to the UN and chair of ECOSOC’s Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti. He succeeds Paula Narváez...
Dominica’s Digital Transformation | | UN News
Like many island economies, Dominica experiences high youth unemployment, and recent events, in particular Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic, have combined to make...
Stories from the UN Archive: Pope Francis’s message to the world
On the International Day of Friendship, marked annually on 30 July, we are looking back to the pontiff’s powerful speech in the General Assembly...
UN completes investigation on UNRWA staff
The development follows the conclusion of an investigation by the UN Office of Oversight Services (OIOS), launched earlier this year after Israel alleged that...
UN News Today 11 September 2024 |
Human rights expert urges U.S. government to deliver justice for 9/11 victimsAn independent human rights expert is calling on the United States Government to...
Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief
Anacláudia Rossbach assumed the post of Executive Director of UN-Habitat, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 August. She is an economist with...
Lebanon: UN warns of escalating horror in Middle East as ‘communications tools become weapons’
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told ambassadors in the Security Council, that strikes and exchanges of fire across the Blue...
Haiti facing ‘cataclysmic’ human rights situation |
Haiti is facing a “catastrophic and cataclysmic” human rights situation according to the UN’s designated expert on rights issues in the Caribbean island nation, William...
Youth lead the way ahead of UN Summit of the Future
Scores of youth from across the world packed into the UN General Assembly Hall for the start of two “action days” ahead of the...
Guterres demands immediate release of UN staff and others detained in Yemen
The more than 60 men and women being held are all Yemeni nationals. They include 13 UN staff and members of civil society, local...
Can oil producers wean themselves off polluting fossil fuels? |
The vast majority of small island developing States (SIDS) are heavily dependent on polluting, and expensive, fossil fuels for their energy needs: some spend...
New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’
This marks just one of many meetings the two young New Yorkers took, as part of the long to-do list that constitutes the Assembly...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors to meet over deepening Lebanon crisis, with region ‘on the...
The Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in New York on Friday from 3pm, following Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital...
UN News Today 12 September 2024 |
Mpox outbreak: UNICEF scales up protection for children in DR CongoThe UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government...
In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25...
In a surprise move, legislators made the UN chief an honorary citizen of their southeast Asian island nation during the celebrations in the capital...
Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future
1 What is the Summit of the Future?In 2020, the UN turned 75 and marked the occasion by starting a global conversation about hopes and...
Lebanon crisis: UN health agency ‘committed’ to offering support |
Amid intensifying strikes either side of the Israel-Lebanon border linked to the war in Gaza, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday...
Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises
Speaking on the eve of the end of his mandate, Mr. Francis described his year at the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body...
Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens
Mr. Yang underscored the need for equitable economic growth driven by innovation and green economies, ensuring that “the benefits of economic development are accessible...
