Five things you need to know about ocean plastics
Once plastics are released into the marine environment, large pieces choke wildlife and disturb fragile habitats like coral reefs before breaking down into toxic microplastics that...
‘The true cost of peace’: UN honours fallen peacekeepers as dangers mount
The commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers came hours after another blue helmet serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) died from injuries sustained in a mortar attack, as hostilities...
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle...
Fighting between the national army and the opposing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement militia, has intensified, particularly in Jonglei’s Akobo County – and civilians continue...
‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone
Iran closed the waterway to foreign shipping, attacking merchant vessels and cutting off around 20 per cent of the world’s seaborne oil trade. Some 20,000 seafarers...
Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement
The crisis is extending beyond traditional centres of insecurity. Families across both urban and rural communities continue to flee attacks, often multiple times and...
Lebanon crisis: needs soar as UN launches new funding appeal
“Humanitarian needs are soaring with each day of the conflict; our work is unfortunately far from over…we need the funding,” said Imran Riza, UN Humanitarian...
AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Data centres, the global infrastructure powering AI, could consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030 – nearly triple the combined annual electricity use...
Building trust on patrol: One police officer’s peacekeeping journey in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was established in 2011 to protect civilians, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, monitor human rights,...
From food lines in Somalia to clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz crisis sends shockwaves through...
Despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, sporadic hostilities and continued uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz – one of the...
World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political...
In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and the delivery of essential medicines...
Undeclared chemical weapons found in Syria, including type used in notorious Ghouta massacre
Izumi Nakamitsu briefed the Security Council on Thursday on the findings by the UN-backed Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which deployed...
Faith Through the Lens of Science: American Researcher Shares Simple Formula that Proves God’s...
Award-winning scientist Nathanael-Israel Israel, Ph.D., (www.Israel120.com) was examining facts and figures on the origins of the universe when he uncovered “a gold mine of...
Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
His appeal came in remarks to the first-ever European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders held in Strasbourg, France, where he warned that the continent is warming twice as fast...
World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global action
They were joined by renowned ocean advocate Sylvia Earle and explorer Fabien Cousteau to mark the imminent release of the World Ocean Assessment, a...
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most at risk: WHO
The new insights released on Wednesday ahead of next week’s World Food Safety Day, show that children under five are particularly vulnerable.Although they account...
Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack
Two other peacekeepers also sustained injuries in the incident and are receiving medical treatment at a UNIFIL facility.The force said that an investigation is...
Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support
Around five million people – or 47 per cent of the population – are currently experiencing crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity...
Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup
The combination of rising measles transmission and increased international travel creates conditions that could accelerate the spread of the disease during large-scale events, the UN-backed...
Growing up with sirens: UN child rights envoy on the toll of the Ukraine-Russia...
But children on both sides of the border continue to suffer the consequences of Russia’s invasion. Ahead of the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of...
World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions rise, fear and uncertainty...
An Iranian drone and missile attack reportedly targeted Kuwait’s international airport killing at least one person and wounded several others, also causing flight suspensions...
‘We are catching up’ – WHO chief on DR Congo’s Ebola fight
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefed journalists in Geneva a day after returning from the DRC, where he met a wide range of stakeholders and said...
Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever
Peace under pressureThe incoming members will take their seats at a moment when the Council faces some of its most difficult tests in years.Its...
Gaza’s public servants systematically targeted in Israeli strikes
Outlining “repeated attacks” and “routine targeting” of law enforcement personnel in Gaza, OHCHR said that they have been killed while directing traffic and patrolling...
