Ukraine: Investigators find Russia committed war crimes by targeting civilians
In its latest report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, noted that attacks on power plants have intensified “once again” across Ukraine, where temperatures...
Security Council LIVE: Children and war, ‘each one is a life’
With violations against children caught in armed conflict reaching an unprecedented level this year, the Security Council is marking 30 years since it took...
In Egypt, Guterres warns against Iran-US escalation
“I want to send a loud and clear message to the parties. We need maximum restraint and diplomatic solutions,” he said. “If the sabre-rattling we...
Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo
The nurse was killed by protesters in Bafwasende, a rural town in Tshopo province, on Saturday while responding to an Ebola alert. A health worker...
Why do planes keep circling before landing? The UN has a plan to fix...
Most frequent flyers know the feeling: the plane begins its descent but, instead of heading for the runway, starts circling overhead.It isn’t necessarily a...
UN marks 81 years of global cooperation
United Nations Day heralds the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. The global body officially came into being after the founding...
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in...
Large-scale conflict had only ever been either something that happened to others, or the stuff of fiction. “I never imagined my life would turn out...
World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher...
The technical groundwork has been done and “the bases on which a diplomatic agreement could be concluded exist,” he told the UN General Assembly.He...
Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met the band’s six members – Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-ki – in Korea to celebrate their work with...
Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks
The strikes, attributed to both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), hit homes, markets, hospitals, displacement sites, power stations...
West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and at least five injured when gunmen opened fire near a military checkpoint outside the city, according to news...
Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya
The Soil Mapping for Resilient Agrifood systems (SoilFER) programme supports farmers to develop reliable soil information that will inform agricultural decisions such as which...
‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment
“If we lift the foot off the pedal, the virus will resurge very quickly, will continue to spread to newly affected areas and pose...
Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering
“It’s 20 days and counting since Taiz has been cut off…we are seeing increasingly that the fighting makes it impossible for us to get...
World News in Brief: Russian attacks intensify, UN team tours West Bank, ‘unlawful’ elderly...
Seven children were wounded in the strikes, which further damaged health and energy facilities, according to Ukrainian authorities and reports from Russian-occupied areas.In Russian-occupied...
Nepal’s deadly glacier flood a ‘defining moment’ for the international community
UN Project Services chief, Jorge Moreira da Silva, briefed journalists in New York by videolink after joining teams from UNOPS in Nepal, describing the...
First human case of Shamonda virus reported in France as patient dies
The virus is mainly found in livestock, especially cattle, sheep, goats, horses and alpacas.
It is thought to be spread by the bites of midges...
DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands
Authorities in Abuja confirmed their first case of infection in an individual arriving from Uganda, which borders the worst-hit provinces in DRC.“The source of...
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres
Speaking to reporters in New York ahead of a visit to Egypt, António Guterres addressed growing public discontent in Europe and beyond, as people...
Fate unknown of many returned to DPR Korea from China: UN independent experts
Three years on from the reported resumption of large-scale forcible returns of nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from China, serious...
‘Ominous start’ to West Bank olive harvest amid settler attacks
The use of live ammunition, arson and the destruction of centuries-old olive trees have marked the opening weeks of this year’s harvest in the occupied...
Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes
The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and...
Summit in Samarkand, a boon for child wellbeing and health
Representatives from across the international community are meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to ensure that children everywhere can thrive in a world marred by war,...
UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather...
