UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
Their meeting took place on Thursday, in Kazan, Russia, the venue for the 16th BRICS Summit.In a post on social media platform X, Mr....
UN News Today 24 October 2024 |
In Gaza, a dire warning over stalled medical evacuationsChildren are dying while waiting for lifesaving evacuations in Gaza, according to the UN Children’s Fund,...
Torture makes ‘likelihood of peace more and more remote’, UN expert says |
With more than 120 armed conflicts in the world right now, there is a high prevalence and intensity of sexual forms of torture being committed.That’s...
Alignment of AI in education with human rights frameworks is key |
Access to high-quality education is a human right that not only greatly benefits individuals but also uplifts entire communities.Millions of children, however, remain out...
UN News Today 24 October 2024 |
It’s ‘climate crunch time’ warns new carbon emissions reportThe world has reached what UN experts are calling ‘climate crunch time’ with a stark new...
New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace
Announcing the Pledge at a Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized that women’s rights are...
Explainer: How to advance women’s roles in peace and security
Right now, the reality is grim: in 2023, the proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled compared to the previous year, and the...
World court must maintain autonomy amid global divide |
The International Court of Justice, or ICJ, is currently dealing with an unprecedented number of cases from around the world, particularly as the Middle...
Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns
“The fires of conflicts are raging the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza, and in Lebanon. And the heat is being felt in Syria too...
‘Trauma that echoes across generations’: UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence
The mandate was established through Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) which called for appointing a Special Representative to lead UN efforts to address rape...
Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on 23 September forced nearly 120,000 people to flee their homes within a week, according to UNHCR.As of 20 October, that...
UN News Today 23 October 2024 |
UNRWA staffer killed as key polio campaign is suspended for north GazaAt least one staff member with the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees in...
Children of Lebanon need peace, stresses UNICEF official |
Around 890 children have been injured in the past year in Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, with 75 per cent...
Rights defenders integral to achieving sustainable development, UN expert says |
From women activists feeding thousands of vulnerable families amid the brutal war in Sudan, to young Bangladeshis working to stamp out child marriage, human...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: UN to brief ambassadors on Haiti crisis
The UN Security Council is due to be briefed at the top of the hour on the overlapping crises which have beset Haiti in...
UN News Today 22 October 2024 |
‘Smell of death is everywhere’ in northern GazaThe head of the UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in...
‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon
“Late last night, hundreds of people were reportedly displaced in Beirut and across the country following Israeli displacement orders identifying a social finance network...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
In a speech delivered during the inauguration of the renovated Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the building’s historic and symbolic importance...
Azerbaijan all set to host world’s top climate change forum |
UN News: Vladanka, very glad to have you in our studio! COP29 is just a couple of weeks away. Is Baku ready to host...
UN News Today 21 October 2024 |
Israel still preventing aid missions to northern Gaza: UNRWA chiefIsraeli authorities continue to deny humanitarian missions from reaching the north of Gaza with critical...
UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
Life has become “impossible” for civilians trapped in the north amid repeated orders to move and severely limited access to essential humanitarian supplies, leaving...
First Person: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home, practices on the beach in the Al-Mawasi...
UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute...
Lebanon: The challenge of helping 1.2 million people uprooted by war |
There are now 1.2 million internally displaced people in Lebanon because of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict which has created a new humanitarian crisis that UN...
