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...
Gaza: anxious parents come in their thousands for polio protection for children, says UNRWA...
The fighting hasn’t stopped in Gaza but that hasn’t prevented tens of thousands of parents from making sure that their children are given the...
WATCH: Foreign armies creating ‘never-ending cycle of violence’ in Syria |
Now in its thirteenth year, the war in Syria shows no signs of letting up, and several foreign powers are active in the country,...
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...
