WHO urges roll-out of first long-acting HIV prevention jab
Injectable lenacapavir – LEN, for short – is a highly effective, long-acting antiretroviral alternative to daily oral pills and other shorter-acting options, according to...
UN-backed labour standards at risk as tariff uncertainty grows
Threatened or actual tariff increases are largely focused on taxing imports into the United States and will make the products made by factories outside...
UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development...
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in June in Nice, France,...
Smurf your voice: Global campaign urges everyone to speak up for a better future
Launched in June, the eight-week digital campaign draws on the enduring popularity of the beloved Smurfs to encourage young people – along with their...
No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza
“Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza,” said the statement. “Without fuel, these lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people.”UN humanitarian workers stressed...
Lifesaver: Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
The study, conducted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with Australia’s Burnet Institute, and published in the authoritative British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global...
World Horse Day: Honoring humanity’s oldest and most loyal companion
UN News visited the farm to mark the first-ever World Horse Day, established this year by the UN General Assembly. By creating the Day,...
Gazans dying in search of food, ‘starkest illustration’ of their desperation
“The fact that people are now dying every day trying to get food, I think is the starkest illustration of how desperate the situation...
UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
According to news reports, the Yemen-based rebel group – which has been battling the internationally-recognised Government for control of the country since the early...
Desperate Afghan refugees return to an unfamiliar home
The agency is calling for calm and cooperation to provide a dignified path forward for millions of displaced Afghans.More than 1.6 million Afghans have...
Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever
Secretary-General António Guterres said empowering young people in a fair and hopeful world reaffirms the UN promise that every person has the right to make...
‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to be rebuffed again by...
Malnutrition crisis deepens for Sudan’s children as war rages on
Across the five states that make up Darfur, UNICEF data revealed a 46 per cent increase in the number of children treated for SAM...
150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh amid renewed Myanmar violence
As armed clashes intensify and conditions worsen inside Myanmar, thousands continue to cross the border seeking safety in the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar,...
Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed
UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva on Friday that “we've raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committed and the...
Trump Hosts African Leaders After Past Insults and Controversial Claims
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By April RyanBlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent
President Trump will meet with African leaders at the White House on...
UN appoints new envoy to Haiti amid calls for a more aggressive international response
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Carlos Ruiz Massieu succeeds María Isabel Salvador as special representative of the UN Secretary-General amidst Haiti’s fragile political transition, escalating gang...
International Criminal Court: War crimes, systematic sexual violence ongoing in Darfur
Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors in the UN Security Council that the ICC has “reasonable grounds to believe” that both war crimes...
Relentlessly Resisting Genocide, Injustice and Oppression Everywhere
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
As Trump and Netanyahu huddle together in their twin blood-soaked cocoons and caves of hubris and holocaust...
UNICEF deplores ‘unconscionable’ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza
Catherine Russell said she was appalled by the reported killing of 15 Palestinians, including nine children and four women, who were waiting in line...
She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN legacy
She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence, her future uncertain,...
UN warns of record civilian casualties in Ukraine
Russian forces launched an attack overnight focused on Kyiv, deploying 397 Shahed unmanned attack and decoy drones, along with 18 high-powered missiles, killing two...
Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a...
The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a...
Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
That’s how much sand and dust enters the atmosphere on an annual basis according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s annual report on the storms...
