World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare...
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said that 111 people have been confirmed dead so far.Media reports indicate the true death toll may...
‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis
After his fourth visit to assess conditions on the ground, Mr. O’Neill briefed journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, describing a nation overwhelmed...
In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and...
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, underscored the need for humanitarian aid to...
Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
Recalling the mantra “nothing about us, without us”, which was coined by the disability rights movement, UN rights chief Volker Türk insisted that the international...
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, warned that political engagement with the Taliban has yielded little...
Nine out of 10 Gazans unable to access safe drinking water: UNICEF
The situation has deteriorated further following Israel’s decision on Sunday to cut power to the enclave – in a bid to increase pressure on...
Vantage Point: The Blood on the Bridge
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March 10, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
An open forum with commentary by The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels. Focus: “The...
Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting
According to Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East, a six-month-old baby was among at least 13 children reported to have been...
Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war
“With 21 civilians reported killed, 7 March was one of the deadliest days for civilians in Ukraine so far this year,” UN mission chief...
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Israeli operations continue to have dire consequences
The UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reports that Israeli authorities have started demolishing more than 16 buildings in Nur Shams refugee camp,...
Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter...
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season – the period between harvests when hunger peaks. Chronic hunger...
Post-Assad Syria faces critical test over eliminating chemical weapons
Briefing ambassadors, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, welcomed steps taken by the country’s new authorities to engage with the Organisation for...
Over 180 Migrants Feared Dead After Shipwrecks Off Yemen’s Coast
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Yemen/ Geneva, 7 March 2025 – Two boats carrying over 180 migrants capsized off the coast of Yemen’s Dhubab district in...
Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation
According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in the next six months, according to its latest survey.
UNHCR spokesperson...
DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR...
Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream
The pushback against gender equality is one of the findings in a major report from UN Women, the UN agency for gender equality, on...
LIVE UPDATES: Women’s Day around the world
International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and cause for celebrations around the world. Join us as...
Nearly 750,000 Displaced Syrians Have Returned to Their Places of Origin, New IOM Data...
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Damascus/ Geneva, 7 March 2025 – A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) shows that almost 750,000 internally...
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
UN Women’s latest report Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows...
UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises
The UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said that more than 300 million people urgently need assistance.But funding has been falling annually, and this...
Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
In a stark assessment of the current situation of the health crisis, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif warned that more...
Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy
The “current trajectory is deeply concerning,” he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels – formally...
UN Assembly President calls for just and lasting peace in Ukraine
The meeting, held under the Assembly’s veto initiative, followed Russia’s use of its Security Council veto on 24 February to block amendments to a...
