Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Mohammed Al Hassan, briefed members for the last time as the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) prepares to conclude its mandate on 31 December after more...
Millions of jobs at risk in Asia-Pacific as AI adoption surges in wealthy nations
Just as industrialisation in the 19th century “split the world into a wealthy few and the impoverished”, the AI revolution could do the same.“Countries...
Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokesperson Clare Nullis told reporters in Geneva that Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam are among the...
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’
The issue was in the spotlight at UN Headquarters on Monday during a forum focused on the dangers and complexities of reporting from the Occupied Palestinian Territory.The conversation...
UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen
António Guterres told the Fifth Committee the UN is facing its most fragile cash position in years, despite sharp reductions already built into next...
Gaza: UN reports expanded winterisation efforts as cold weather intensifies
More than 230,000 families – that’s around 1.15 million people – received monthly food parcels between 1 and 27 November, through 59 distribution points,...
HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
“Promise that you will take your medicines lifelong,” Ms. Mishra told UN News in a message marking World AIDS Day on Monday.“Your medicine is...
WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
The guidance focuses on GLP-1 therapies – medicines such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide – and offers conditional recommendations on how they can be...
Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen
It documents 6,279 casualties in 2024. Children remain especially vulnerable, particularly in conflict-affected countries where displaced families are returning to heavily contaminated areas.“Civilians made...
Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role
Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to...
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, 998,918 people across all 25 districts have now been affected, with 212 deaths reported and 218...
National Reparations Town Hall — Live from Evanston, IL (Dec 4, 2025)
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Join us on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 7:30 PM EST (6:30 PM CST · 4:30 PM PST) for the National...
World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts,...
New modelling shows that if programme coverage falls by half, an additional 1.1 million children could acquire HIV and 820,000 more could die of...
Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption.“Measles remains one of the most contagious...
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, told reporters in Geneva that voting is expected to begin on 28 December,...
UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
The shooting occurred on Thursday in Jenin and was apparently caught on film by a TV channel, OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva.He said an internal review...
UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned by the unfolding events,” his spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday.“He strongly condemns the coup...
Millions in Asia migrate out of necessity as jobs and services fall short
The office said people across the region are migrating “not by choice, but out of necessity,” driven by the systemic deprivation of economic, social...
Mass displacement, trafficking fears deepen crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher
UN agencies say conditions are deteriorating further across North Darfur and neighbouring Kordofan, while independent human rights experts on Thursday warned that the collapse...
A decisive turning point: Setting global industry on a fairer, greener path towards economic...
The world is inexorably becoming industrialised, raising the prospects of better jobs and livelihoods for many of the world’s poorest. But, in order to...
‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and social change. Through his...
Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza
Briefing reporters in New York on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said hostilities in parts of the Gaza Strip are still resulting in casualties...
Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap
The multi-donor trust fund is the UN’s primary instrument for supporting countries worldwide who are emerging from – or at risk of – violent...
Ukraine’s children enter fourth school year under war as 4.6 million face education barriers
Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, children have continued to bear the brunt of the crisis – unable to attend school regularly, learn...
