Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth
The laureates were honoured for their outstanding leadership, brave actions and sustainable solutions to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.Protecting people and the planetThe...
Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know
The theme for Human Rights Day 2024, “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now”, highlights the continued relevance of human rights in addressing global challenges.This year, the...
UN News Today 09 December 2024 |
Syria must have a peaceful and inclusive transfer of power, says TürkAfter opposition armed factions seized power in Syria, the UN’s human rights chief,...
Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
Bintou Keita, who also heads the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported on the instability in North Kivu and Ituri...
Ethiopia: Education helping save devastated children of Tigray |
With an estimated nine million children out of school across Ethiopia, the global fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), announced on Monday...
Flagging the United Nations | UN News
Captured in UN Photo’s Flags Avenue, you can view the full photo essay here.Rain or shineWhen weather conditions are favourable, which means above freezing conditions,...
Syria: We will continue to respond wherever we can, says UN aid chief
“We will respond wherever, whenever, however we can to support people in need, including reception centres – food, water, fuel, tents, blankets,” said Tom...
‘Healthy land and sports go hand in hand:’ Disabilities campaigner |
A disabilities campaigner has said that “healthy land and sports go hand in hand,” and that greater access to sports activities should be made...
UN galvanizes regional migrant and refugee response amid persistent challenges
The Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V), co-led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of...
World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo,...
Houthi rebels are holding more than 50 staff from the UN, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, and diplomatic missions, in addition...
UN News Today 06 December 2024 |
Syria escalation: more than 280,000 uprooted in a matter of daysMore than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of...
UN and partners assist scores affected by crises in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza
Speaking in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the recent escalation in northwest Syria, saying it was painful to see the country’s progressive fragmentation.
The...
World News in Brief: Human rights in Ukraine, multilateralism gets airborne, enforced disappearances in...
Addressing the conference in Kyiv on reclaiming human rights and preserving dignity, High Commissioner Volker Türk once again voiced his “full solidarity” with the...
‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ conference in Warsaw on Thursday, High Commissioner Volker Türk highlighted the urgent need for a human rights-based...
Global trade to hit record $33 trillion in 2024, but uncertainties over tariffs loom
However, concerns loom for 2025, where the risks include escalating trade wars, geopolitical tensions and shifting policies, clouding the outlook.According to the UN trade...
UN News Today 05 December 2024 |
Guterres calls for ‘serious dialogue’ to end surging violence in SyriaThe UN Secretary-General has appealed for an end to the fighting in Syria, after...
Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’
Despite the staggering challenges, he found hope and resilience in their stories.The nearly 19 months of relentless conflict in Sudan has devastated millions, with...
‘Alone we are one drop, together we are an ocean,’ says 8-year-old climate activist...
Young people around the world should use their voices together to call for climate action according to one of the youngest ever speakers at...
$1.4 billion needed for sexual and reproductive health services in crisis-hit countries
The funding will be used to deliver life-saving reproductive health services and vital gender-based violence prevention programmes to more than 45 million people.The appeal...
‘Major milestone’ on solutions to internal displacement: Top adviser
UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piper was delivering his final press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York before concluding his...
‘In one word, it’s catastrophic’: Syria’s humanitarian response at a standstill |
The humanitarian situation in Syria has reached devastating new lows following the latest hostilities in Aleppo and elsewhere, compounding the country's ongoing struggles after...
UN News Today 04 December 2024 |
305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid officialMultiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international...
Ukraine: UNICEF chief urges greater protection for children ‘caught in this nightmare’
Catherine Russell, head of UN child rights agency, UNICEF, appealed for greater protection efforts by both the international community and the parties to the...
Haiti’s crisis: ‘Parents have no answer when their children say, I’m hungry’ |
Haiti is facing one of the worst food crises in its history, with 5.4 million people in urgent need of assistance.Recent escalations of violence...
