Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
“Although he does not comment on events of this nature, the Secretary-General is interested that this now leads to an immediate ceasefire, the immediate...
UN News Today 18 October 2024 |
Many Palestinians hope Hamas leader’s death will end conflict, says UN aid agencyMany Palestinians hope that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will...
Lebanon: Drone brought down by UNIFIL ship as cross-border fire intensifies
Following standard protocol, electronic countermeasures were used to bring down the so far unidentified uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), according to UN spokesperson Farhan Haq...
‘Political parties must look at the human rights framework’: Türk |
As crises mount, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has told UN News there needs to be greater openness and accountability,...
UN News Today 17 October 2024 |
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warA first case of highly infectious cholera virus has been detected in northern Lebanon, raising fears that...
Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger
Figures from the global IPC food security initiative show that 133,000 people – or 6 per cent of the enclave’s population – are already...
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact tracing and water sampling.
The...
UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms
Outlining his proposal at the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, the forum for administrative and budgetary matters, António Guterres said the proposal for UN’s regular...
World News in Brief: Sudan’s refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South...
In the first week of October alone, close to 25,000 people fled to eastern Chad, marking the highest weekly influx this year. This follows months...
My food business got a boost from the UN, says Ghanaian entrepreneur |
Augustina Tufuor is a healthy snacks entrepreneur from Ghana who’s on a mission to help rural food producers make a better living and it’s...
Security Council meets on north Gaza as ‘supplies for survival’ run out
Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed ambassadors on the situation in the north, where fighting has escalated.Hospitals are running out of fuel...
‘Yet another’ Israeli strike on peacekeepers’ position in southern Lebanon
According to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), early morning on Wednesday (local time), peacekeepers in position near Kafer Kela observed an IDF...
Lebanon: Vital that the UN flag keeps flying in the region |
The recent series of incidents targeting the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, alongside daily bombing in the region, is a major threat to...
UN News Today 16 October 2024 |
Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UNDeadly Israeli airstrikes hit targets across Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting renewed condemnation from top UN...
Southern Africa hunger crisis: No one is spared, warns UN World Food Programme |
Across Southern Africa, one of the worst droughts in living memory has left millions facing hunger.According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), nearly...
‘Historic progress’ for Colombia peace process – but challenges remain
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council that recent Government initiatives reflected an “important re-centreing” of the peace...
World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability...
In an appeal for help, the World Food Programme, WFP, said that more than 27 million people’s lives from Lesotho to Zimbabwe have been...
UN News Today 15 October 2024 |
Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeWith no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office...
Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike
“What we’re hearing is that amongst the 22 people who were killed were 12 women and two children,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the...
Gazan civilians remain fearful amidst continued Israeli bombardment |
Left behind in a now-abandoned school in Khan Younis is the evidence of the haste in which Gazan civilians fled the shelter in fear...
Ukraine war: A billions-of-dollars drain on coffers worldwide |
More than two years since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, the harrowing human cost of the conflict couldn’t be clearer,...
Negotiators advance plastic pollution treaty amid ‘extremely ambitious timeline’ |
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw up the world’s first treaty curbing plastic pollution next...
Sudan: Parts of besieged Darfur city ‘on the brink of famine’ |
After more than a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries across Sudan, the last Government-held stronghold in Darfur of El Fasher is in...
