Wildfires: Prevention is the best defence, UN says
The warning comes from the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) which said that more than 434,000 hectares have already burned across Europe this year, according to...
Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
Agencies report that mass returns from Iran and Pakistan, combined with shrinking humanitarian assistance, the collapse of the rural opium-based economy, climate disasters –...
Attacks ‘getting worse’: Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities
Reports from the ground point to widespread damage to homes and civilian buildings, with search and rescue teams moving quickly to reach destroyed structures....
World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African...
“Statelessness affecting Rohingya refugees and the protracted situation of displacement contributes to serious risks of human trafficking with devastating consequences for victims,” the Human...
Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward
António Guterres was speaking to journalists in the capital Nicosia at the end of his first official visit to the country, where he met with the Greek...
UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end...
As of 24 July, the agency reports that 76 Palestinians and one Israeli have died this year in settler attacks. Since Friday, eight Palestinians, including...
Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo
“Ebola feeds on delay, fear and hunger,” said Carl Skau, acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP). “Stopping this outbreak requires all...
Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites
The announcement on Tuesday came during the World Heritage Committee’s meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea, being held from 19 to 29 July. The List includes...
Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’
“The climate alarm is blaring from every direction,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell in a statement.“With the mercury set to soar...
HIV, hepatitis, STI gains at risk as funding falls, WHO warns
A *new analysis found that while countries have made significant advances over the past decade, funding shortfalls, humanitarian crises and persistent inequalities are widening gaps...
A hijab inspection, a slap, a warning letter: Inside three months of Taliban rule
These are not isolated incidents – they are the routine texture of life for Afghans under Taliban rule this spring, according to a new report from the UN...
Forced online scams: IOM warns trafficking networks are booming
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued an alert *on Tuesday over the rapidly expanding, multibillion-dollar criminal industry that turns job seekers into...
Security Council LIVE: Updates on Gaza, West Bank amid regional tensions
Regional tensions are mounting as the US-Iran war continues and a rising number of Israeli attacks are threatening Gaza’s fragile October ceasefire that ended...
75 years later, the promise to protect refugees faces its greatest test
The initiative, called The Promise, comes at a time when more than 41 million refugees remain displaced worldwide, as conflicts continue to uproot families and...
Lebanon: Israeli strikes ‘could amount to international crimes,’ warns Türk
Lebanon faces crises including delayed elections, economic collapse and conflict. More than 4,300 people have been killed and 12,200 more have been injured in...
Global Reparations Movement and Justice Revivals
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” is joined by David Comissiong, Ambassador to CARICOM, and...
Guterres: Fast-tracking West Bank outposts is a ‘flagrant violation’ of international law
On Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over Israel’s recent announcement of a series of measures in response to recent attacks. These include accelerating the process to legalise farm...
High prices and funding cuts stall HIV prevention revolution
Why it matters1.2 million people acquired HIV and 570,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses in 202522 per cent of people living with HIV are still...
Conflict and crisis put six World Heritage sites at risk
In response, the UN cultural agency (UNESCO) has added six sites to its List of World Heritage in Danger.Meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea, the World Heritage Committee...
Cyberattacks and the digital divide are creating new barriers to HIV services
As health and social services have moved online, protecting people’s privacy while making sure digital transformation does not widen existing inequalities has become an...
Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports
The UN Security Council met on Monday at Ukraine’s request, following recent large-scale Russian attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere. At least one civilian was...
Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods
Across Syria, the scars of war remain etched into communities that have endured years of violence, displacement and loss. Yet amid the devastation, hopes are...
After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up
After surviving a Russian attack that claimed her leg, Sasha now hopes her story will remind the world that Ukraine's children are still living...
UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad...
Calling Syria “today the pillar of stability of the Middle East”, the UN chief said the country “stands at a moment of possibility” and...
