UN welcomes $1.8 billion US boost for humanitarian operations
The funding announcement, made on Wednesday by the United States, brings total recent US humanitarian support channelled through the UN-coordinated system to $3.8 billion...
Yemen parties agree under UN mediation to release 1,600 detainees
The agreement, announced on Thursday by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, follows 14 weeks of negotiations held under United Nations auspices in...
Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians are a clear violation of humanitarian law, says senior...
A 12-year-old girl was among at least five civilians killed in a massive Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine over the past 48...
‘Stop’: Sandy Walker uses art to confront the legacy of Hiroshima
UN News spoke with Walker during a visit to the UN Headquarters, in New York, to present My Deepest Desire, a newly published edition...
Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble
Across the Gaza Strip, vast piles of debris scar the landscape. More than two years of war between Hamas fighters and Israel have left...
WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue
Almost 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for weeks following an outbreak of Andes hantavirus,...
In Addis Ababa, Guterres urges reforms to give Africa stronger global voice
Meeting with AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the two sides focused on deepening cooperation across peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.It...
Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP
UN officials warn that the cuts come at a dangerous moment, as families – already struggling to survive – are now forced to skip...
World News in Brief: Mounting waste in Gaza, drone attacks in Sudan, aid truck...
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN’s top aid official in Occupied Palestinian Territory visited a dumping site in Gaza on Tuesday that continues receiving waste despite already...
Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Estimates indicate that around 28 million people in Afghanistan were living in poverty in 2025, with the situation compounded by mass population returns, worsening...
Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts
The UN food security agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but only if recycling systems are carefully...
World News in Brief: Conflict drives hunger in DR Congo, mass corporal punishment in...
Ongoing conflict in the country’s east is driving mass displacement and pushing millions into crisis or emergency levels of hunger. Nearly 3.6 million people...
Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at...
The warning came amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, despite a ceasefire beginning 17 April.On Monday, 11 May, between 5pm and 5.30pm,...
American Scientist Presents Mathematical Model Exploring Alignment Between Scientific Data and the Biblical Creation...
A 12-year research effort introduces a framework connecting cosmology, mathematics, and theological interpretationA new scientific work is generating discussion for its approach to one...
Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns
The crisis is unfolding as Chad struggles to cope with a massive influx of refugees and returnees fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan,...
Guterres highlights Africa’s leadership in speech to summit in Nairobi
The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted in Nairobi by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. “The name of this Summit captures the moment...
Science180 Announces the Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation
May 7, 2026 Science180 announces a new publication by Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel presenting a mathematical framework aligning scientific data with the biblical creation timeline. Science180...
Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank
“We're seeing attacks become increasingly coordinated,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. “Documented incidents include children shot, stabbed, children...
Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin
The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support from WHO, the European Union, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and...
UN launches major Nairobi expansion as Guterres highlights Africa’s growing global role
The ceremony included the inauguration of new office buildings and the groundbreaking of a new conference facility at the UN Office at Nairobi (UNON),...
World News in Brief: Human rights in Mongolia, surge in sexual violence in Haiti,...
“At a time when some powerful global actors are openly defying and even vilifying human rights, including through transnational repression, Mongolia’s positive commitment stands...
Storm, displacement and hidden wartime explosives deepen emergency in Solomon Islands
The Category 4 storm brought destructive winds, flooding and heavy rainfall to vulnerable coastal and island communities after intensifying in the Solomon Sea in...
Middle East: Deadly weekend in Lebanon, continued violence in Gaza
More than 100 strikes were reported in the past 24 hours alone, while 87 people were killed over the weekend, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan...
Armed drones leading cause of civilian death in Sudan war: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk strongly condemned the rising use of these weapons in the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support...
