UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank
Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), told UN News that the escalation has caused extensive destruction to residential...
Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Speaking from the capital Kyiv which was rocked by some of the deadliest attacks of the war last week – and following a visit...
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Members of Congress have slithered their way back to Washington, many Democrats continuing to silently cower in the face of injustice,...
World News in Brief: Pakistan floods, countries lag on climate reporting, concern over attack...
In a statement released by his Spokesperson, the UN chief noted that the disaster driven by severe monsoon conditions had been exacerbated by climate...
‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants
Doing so is key to dismantling systemic racism that is rooted in legacies of slavery and colonialism, it said.Actions include formal apologies, truth-seeking, memorialisation...
‘Leave me here,’ injured girl tells fleeing family as attacks across Gaza escalate amid...
A 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who depends on a wheelchair was among crowds fleeing Israeli military aircraft operations east of Rafah in Gaza,...
Guterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
António Guterres is the first serving UN Secretary-General to visit the country, which is celebrating 50 years of independence.He praised its tremendous diversity, with...
Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters
“We carry a bag of clothes instead of a school bag,” she told UN News.Diana and other students shared their eagerness to get back...
Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
Latest updates from UN assessment teams who reached affected communities in mountainous Ghazi Abad district on foot on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to...
UN refugee agency urges support to end displacement for millions of Syrians
That’s the message from Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, speaking on Tuesday after concluding a five-day visit to...
Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City
“Military activities continue in and around Gaza City, but also in the south, taking a heavy toll on civilians, including deaths, injuries and further...
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
Disorders such as anxiety and depression are exacting a heavy toll on individuals, families and economies, yet most countries are failing to provide adequate...
Policing in America – Ronald Hampton on History, Reform, and IBW’s Police Justice &...
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Ronald Hampton, Chairman of IBW’s Police Justice and Accountability Task Force, retired veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department, and former executive...
Sudan: Hundreds feared dead in Darfur landslide
Up to 1,000 people are feared dead in the tragedy, which occurred on Sunday in Tarsin village, located in the Jebel Marra range on...
Cooling La Niña could be back, but global temperatures set to rise: WMO
Latest data shared by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates a 55 per cent likelihood that sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific will...
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
The magnitude six quake has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the total impact could be in the...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit: Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism
The Eurasian bloc, comprising 10 member states, is the world’s largest regional organization by population and geography.Mr. Guterres told leaders that “we are moving...
Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen
He said the Houthis entered the premises of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the capital, Sana’a, and seized UN property, in addition to...
Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villages
“I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake that hit the country earlier today,” the Secretary-General said in...
UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
In a message released ahead of the Day, Mr. Guterres honoured the “extraordinary” contributions of people of African descent across every sphere of human...
‘Our livelihoods have been cut off’, say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest
Like thousands of Palestinian farmers, he faces growing restrictions from Israeli forces and settlers, who have made the olive harvest season – running from...
Ukraine: ‘Diplomatic momentum’ at risk amid large-scale Russian strikes
Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, was speaking a day after the latest wave of Russian airstrikes across the...
World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares...
At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning of the year, with ethnic minorities and...
Teachers are the ‘guardians of our future’, says UN deputy chief
Their work, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, is “the beating heart of education, the cornerstone of sustainable development, and the guardians of our...