Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries as regional fighting continues
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at a regular news briefing in New York that aid trucks from Türkiye to Idlib via Bab Al-Hawa...
Sudan war: Any peace deal must respect national sovereignty, UN envoy says
In an exclusive interview with UN News’s Arabic service in New York, Ramtane Lamamra stressed that the solution must be political, calling for reliance...
Head of UN Peacekeeping: More women peacekeepers means better UN missions |
According to Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Under-Secretary-General of Peace Operations, there are many good reasons for increasing the number of women peacekeepers in UN Missions.UN...
Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
“Now more than ever, two years on, the people of Sudan need your action,” Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said...
Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes
New food security assessments indicate that 4.4 million people – nearly a quarter of the population – could face “crisis” levels of food insecurity...
‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity
On 9 February, M23 fighters gave Tumusifu, her six children and all the other residents of Bulengo displacement camp just 72 hours to leave....
Success for polio campaign in Gaza while West Bank tensions continue
The campaign has been extended until Wednesday to ensure full coverage, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New...
UN News Today 25 February 2025 |
UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executionsEfforts to eradicate the death penalty were in the spotlight at the Human Rights Council...
Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression
The resolution tabled by the United States, which omitted mention of Russian aggression, only passed after a majority of Member States voted to add...
World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, Gaza polio campaign continues, West Bank update,...
He warned in a statement issued by his spokesperson that this further escalation of the battle for the country between Government troops and their...
Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’ warns Guterres
“The nuclear option is not an option at all,” he said, addressing the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.“It is a one-way road to...
UN News Today 24 February 2025 |
World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insistsThree years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UN chief António Guterres...
World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
On the opening day of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Secretary-General rounded on “warmongers who thumb their nose at international law, international humanitarian...
Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is Enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark
UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call for an end to the war in Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters a third year on...
Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage
“I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy,” Ranu Chakma said. Child marriage is common in her village...
Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo
Miguel Ángel López, the director of a funeral home in Tibú, used to recover bodies that appeared along the roads of one of Colombia’s...
Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo
The 15 members called on the Rwanda Defence Forces to stop supporting the armed group and immediately withdraw from Congolese territory “without preconditions.”The Council...
DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians
These operational challenges have been exacerbated by ongoing mis- and disinformation campaigns that are misinforming the public of the UN peacekeepers’ role, said the...
UN News Today 21 February 2025 |
UN chief condemns ‘parading’ of hostages by Hamas in Gaza UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Hamas fighters in Gaza for “parading” the coffins of...
New children’s book promotes the value of all languages
What Makes Us Human is the work of Brazilian linguist and writer Victor Santos, with illustrations by Italian artist Anna Forlati. The book uses the...
UNDP calls for long-term investment to support recovery in Syria
Fourteen years of conflict have unravelled nearly four decades of economic, social and development progress. Today, nine out of 10 Syrians are living in...
UN chief condemns ‘abhorrent and appalling’ treatment of hostages’ remains by Hamas
Hamas militants said the bodies of the four people who were returned to Tel Aviv on Thursday morning were those of a mother and...
Central African Republic faces ongoing challenges ahead of elections
Valentine Rugwabiza condemned the incident early last week, calling on Central African authorities to thoroughly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.Bordering South Sudan and...
UN News Today 20 February 2025 |
UN chief outlines peacekeeping proposal for Haiti to end gang terrorTo counter the deadly gang violence that continues to terrorize the people of Haiti,...
