We can’t vaccinate children while bombs are falling, says UN aid agency |
Despite deadly new devastating strikes on public shelters in Gaza, UN aid teams confirmed that the second and final round of a mass polio...
Only lack of access can stop vital polio campaign in Gaza: UNICEF |
UN News: Hamish Young, UNICEF Senior Emergency Coordinator for Gaza, thank you for joining us today. First, would you please tell us more about...
PODCAST: A turning point, or a disappointment? COP26 winds down, with a final declaration...
With negotiators still haggling over the details of the COP26 final declaration, Conor Lennon and Laura Quiñones look back over two extremely busy, sleep-deprived...
Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. At...
UN News Today 14 October 2024 |
Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strikeA second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza...
Lebanon: ‘Deliberate attacks’ on peacekeepers also violate international law |
Transcript UNIFIL Interview: Andrea Tenenti UN News: Thank you, Mr. Tenenti for being with us today, and for giving us the time to speak.First of...
Lebanon: Calls for ceasefire amid escalating displacement and shelling
Addressing the UNHCR Executive Committee in Geneva, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said that nowhere is “uncertainty and anxiety more palpable at the moment than...
PODCAST: Tears, fears and fossil fuels |
At times it seemed that a COP26 resolution was still hours or even days away but, on Saturday evening, a final document was finally...
News in Brief 28 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Papua New Guinea landslide response hampered by complex conditionsEfforts to rescue those impacted by the...
Unexploded weapons in cities create new danger zone in Sudan |
More than a year of fighting between Sudan’s rival militaries has the country’s people on the verge of famine and uprooted huge numbers caught...
PODCAST: Durban +20 – forging a creative path in defense of human rights |
Growing up in California’s Silicon Valley, African-American Derrick León Washington took note of the socio-economic disparity around him, and knew early on, there was...
News in Brief 29 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low: WHOVital medical...
Kenya: ‘Whiplash’ between drought and flooding calls for building climate resilience |
Kenya remains on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Hidaya threatens to dump more torrential rains on East African countries, which recently emerged from three...
Durban +20: ‘Nobody’ is free from the impacts of racism, intolerance |
As the UN independent expert on contemporary racism and intolerance, Tendayi Achiume leads a worldwide effort to combat related human rights violations and tackle...
News in Brief 30 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.As Israeli ground incursions into Gaza continue, aid is cut by two-thirdsThe flow of vital...
‘Patients are afraid’: Top WHO official in Rafah describes rising alarm amid Israeli strikes...
Despite the risk of new strikes in Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners continue to establish field hospitals and get services back...
UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon
The incident took place early on Sunday morning (local time), when two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and forcibly entered the position,...
PODCAST: COVID-19 forces relief rethink at world’s largest humanitarian hub |
International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai, the world’s largest humanitarian hub with some 135,000 square metres of warehouse space, has been transformed by the...
News in Brief 31 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Sudan crisis has left millions at imminent risk of famine, aid teams warnMillions of people...
UN rights office: Gaza conflict having ‘massive impact’ on West Bank |
This interview has been edited for length and clarityAjith Sunghay: Our biggest concern is the spike in violence that we are seeing, particularly coming from...
We owe it to future generations to shape a safer tomorrow, UN chief says...
In a message marking Sunday’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, António Guterres highlighted the severe impact of disasters on children.“When disasters strike, they...
PODCAST: Sowing seeds of solidarity, after the Tree of Life Synagogue killings |
Kaylee Werner was a teenager when a gunman attacked the Tree of Life Synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, on October 27, 2018....
News in Brief 31 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Sudan crisis has left millions at imminent risk of famine, aid teams warn Millions of people...
Fiery rhetoric sparks ‘real flames’ at UNRWA East Jerusalem office |
Two arson attacks which followed weeks of protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its compound in East Jerusalem on Thursday.The...
