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...
‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
The two young leaders, both alumnae of Street Child United (SCU), were presenting the United Declaration of the Street Child World Cup 2026 –...
Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart
The elderly man sits in a wheelchair mounted on a donkey-drawn cart, with an oxygen cylinder and a small fan beside him as he...
‘Judges should be superhuman’: The invisible burden behind the bench
When conflict erupts, disasters strike or political crises unfold, courts are among the few institutions expected to keep functioning – ensuring the essential rule...
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan dismissed
The decision was made by simple majority during a closed-door vote among the 125-member Assembly of States Parties to dismiss Mr. Khan, who Member...
‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela...
Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country. Speaking from Chile, she said...
Security Council debrief: Race for critical minerals intensifies amidst warnings of conflict
They are all essential as part of the global shift away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources But there is a catch. Many of these...
After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door
On 16 July, the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) deployed the base near the town of Nyakunde, in Ituri Province – allowing...
Middle East: UN warns against wider escalation after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply alarmed about the resumption of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea this week and the renewed threats to maritime navigation, his...
In El Obeid, Sudanese women face drones by day, rape by night, to reach...
Gender equality agency UN Women sounded the alarm this week over what it called a “dual terror” gripping the North Kordofan capital.“In El Obeid,...
Syria ‘not alone’ in locating missing persons, tackling displacement
In a country having among the world’s highest numbers of missing persons, Karla Quintana, head of the UN Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the...
Iran urged to stop protest-related executions
The appeal by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran follows the 19 July execution of two other men in the same case – Erfan Esfandiari, reportedly 18-years-old, and Gol Mohammad Mohammadi, a 23-year-old...
Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) wants to close that gap. Last month it announced a new push – backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies – to...
Security Council LIVE: How to turn preventive diplomacy rhetoric into action
🔴 LIVE NOWWhat’s on the table?Council members are now meeting around the iconic horseshoe table to delve into how best to prevent conflict.Here’s what...
Gaza’s food gains could unravel without sustained aid, UN warns
The warning from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN child rights agency UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP), comes as people across the war-torn enclave still struggle to restore their livelihoods, local food systems and essential services. “There...
Stranded seafarers remain trapped as Hormuz shipping stalls
In brief:Hormuz shipping remains almost completely halted. 6,000 seafarers remain stranded aboard 500 ships. Tolls for safe passage illegal international law. Higher energy prices lift global trade...
Thousands prevented from returning home to southern Lebanon
Independent human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, warned on Wednesday that civilians are paying a “devastating and disproportionate toll,” with homes...
World News in Brief: Aid for Ukraine, drone attacks in Sudan, DR Congo deaths,...
The UN’s office in Ukraine announced on Wednesday that its partners are seeking $358.4 million to provide heating assistance, shelter repairs, health care, protection and...
Nicaragua continues to weaken political freedoms, UN warns
Mr. Ortega said on Sunday that the country would no longer hold elections, which were scheduled for next year. In his statement, the High Commissioner...
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 July, also claimed the lives of three Afghan refugees at a returnee transit camp near the...
Security Council LIVE: Can critical minerals fuel peace and prosperity instead of conflict?
The Security Council is meeting now in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition....
From lithium to nickel: How the UN is helping countries make the most of...
Digging them out of the ground may be the most straightforward part of the process. Around the world, the United Nations is helping countries make...
Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify amid surge of West Bank settler violence
Key takeawaysRenewed deadly violence: Intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza killed and injured dozensMounting death toll: 57 Palestinians killed in Gaza over the last week,...
