Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations
In the Fuerte Guaicaipuro military facility, prisoners have been confined in pit-like cells dug below ground level, exposed to cold, food deprivation and other...
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly
Speaking to reporters six days before world leaders gather in New York, Mr. Guterres identified “three existential threats”: runaway artificial intelligence (AI), the climate...
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer...
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the continuing presence of terrorist groups as well as rights violations against women and...
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues
The incident has highlighted the precarious situation of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip who shelter wherever they can, including in structures damaged during...
Report warns of reprisals against those who engage with the UN on human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level...
At a time of mounting geopolitical tensions and overlapping global crises, leaders will tackle a packed agenda that includes conflicts and international security, climate...
Security Council LIVE: Rising violence triggers emergency meeting on Yemen
The escalating conflict in Yemen is choking off aid shipments and driving fresh displacement, including to nearby Djibouti, with UN agencies reporting on Tuesday...
UNICEF says thousands of children require mental health support after Nepal floods
Triggered by glacier collapse, the 26 August floods affected more than 84,000 Nepalis – including about 32,000 children – and damaged critical roads, schools,...
Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen
Key points93,864 individuals have been newly displaced across Yemen, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM)Rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have forced...
Ebola responders grapple with widening outbreak in DR Congo
Key points7,200 Ebola cases and nearly 3,500 deaths reported Outbreak spreading across an area covering two time zones Insecurity, poor roads and funding gaps are hampering...
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns
It’s only 15 days into the new school year and already more than a thousand air raid alerts have sounded across the country, or...
World fears major war more than any other global risk, UN survey finds
The study draws on the views of 1,300 people from government, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia, spanning every region of...
Gaza remains recovery points to possible war crimes, says UN rights chief
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner said on Tuesday that this “painstaking” recovery effort raises serious questions about compliance with international law, and that...
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
Key points7.8 million South Sudanese face high levels of acute food insecurity.El Niño is already threatening farming output.Sudan’s war is driving more refugees and...
Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade
These transfers, known as remittances, grew by 94 per cent between 2016 and 2025, far outpacing the 28 per cent increase in the number...
Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount
At least 220 agency staff have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas-Israel war began in October 2023.UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said the...
UN agencies warn humanitarian system in Sudan ‘could collapse’
“We simply can’t turn our back on the people of Sudan when they need us most,” Director General of the UN migration agency (IOM)...
Civilians bear the brunt, with deadly US strikes in Iran and thousands displaced in...
“These strikes are yet another devastating reminder of the human cost of the conflict between the United States and Israel and Iran,” said Sara...
Highly persistent toxic waste threatens ‘many, if not all, human rights’
Bethanie Carney Almroth – an environmental scientist and researcher in the field who took up her post in August – expressed particular concern over...
IAEA chief underscores commitment to nuclear safety and verification
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said that this shared spirit is clearly demonstrated in the efforts of cancer experts who provide...
Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk
“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote...
South Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities cut off by conflict in Jonglei state
Jonglei is among a handful of states that have seen a return to armed conflict, with clashes between Government and opposition forces. “Access challenges in...
Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies
The group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations that have also signed on – was founded to give major...
‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians
Initially set up following the announcement of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement of October 2025, the “yellow line” splits Gaza into two sections: most of...
