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...
‘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...
