UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents...
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north...
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries.OCHA warned however that no food aid convoy has reached...
Fresh push to fight toxic mercury pollution underway
Mercury is a toxic metal that can harm the brain, lungs, kidneys and immune system.It is especially dangerous for children and pregnant women. Mercury...
Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead
The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their companions have been killed at Saudi Maternity...
Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’
As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category...
South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn
Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and widespread human rights violations,...
World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua
It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages.At least two more...
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s...
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped, people being mutilated and...
Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live
The study, released on Monday, ahead of G20 meetings taking place later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, healthcare,...
‘Repeated bouts of violence’ put Syria rebuilding at risk: Independent rights investigator
In December 2024, the Bashar Al-Assad regime was toppled by a coalition of opposition groups, led by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militia, leading to...
‘Yawning gap’ remains between climate adaptation funds and funding pledges
That’s the main message in this year’s Adaptation Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).By 2035, developing nations will need well over $310...
Hurricane Melissa leaves thousands displaced across the Caribbean
The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced.However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted by UN agencies and other...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session on Sudan
Reports of mass atrocities in and around the newly-captured city of El Fasher in Darfur mark a new low in Sudan's brutal civil war...
Towards a fairer world: Leaders gather in Doha to renew social pact
Yet, the idea that development should be people-centred, inclusive and just is far from new. It’s a vision the world committed to 30 years...
Myanmar at a crossroads: A choice between impunity and justice
Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), told the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee that “the frequency and severity of...
Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked
According to the latest IPC food security report, more than 21 million people across Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity –...
Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa
Torrential rain, storm surges, and landslides caused by the hurricane have left a trail of destruction across the region, with homes flattened, roads and...
Iran: Human rights investigators alarmed by ‘surge in repression’ and spike in executions following...
Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York – the first time the mission has presented findings to the General Assembly – chairperson Sara Hossain...
US strikes in Caribbean and Pacific breach international law, says UN rights chief
More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in the continuing series of attacks since early September “in circumstances that find no justification in...
Putting people at the heart of cities, key to improving urban life
Yet, amid this rapid transformation, one question rises above all: how can innovation truly serve the people, as more and more of them migrate...
UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some...
Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’
The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last...
Jamaica: International support ‘crucial’ to hurricane recovery says Guterres
António Guterres spoke by phone to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier in the day emphasising afterwards in a statement that “international support is...
FAO warns of ‘silent crisis’ as land degradation threatens billions
The finding comes in the latest State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released on Monday in Rome.“The report delivers a clear message: land degradation...