Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers
Lisa Doughten was addressing Ambassadors at a Council briefing on preventing and responding to attacks against humanitarian and UN personnel, in line with resolution...
World leaders adopt peace pledge amid wars in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and combatting hate speech and mis- and disinformation are part of the plan to bolster peace and...
Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030
Titled “Take the rights path to end AIDS,” the report outlines how stigma, discrimination, and punitive laws hinder progress in the fight against HIV.
Despite...
World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan,...
Citing reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday that overnight rains damaged tents...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 26 November
With all eyes on a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, UN humanitarians condemned unrelenting violence there, in Gaza and...
Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call
The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting...
Finding Balance – Harnessing the Benefits and Addressing Key Challenges of Regular Migration Pathways
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IOM Director General Amy Pope's Keynote Address at the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2024
Geneva – Excellencies, ladies...
Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations
Kicking off day one was the Youth Forum, where more than 150 youth delegations gathered at the 16th century military Forte de São Julião...
Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces
The UN Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) is also seriously concerned by numerous strikes on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) despite their declared non-involvement in...
‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women
With the theme “No Excuse," the event served as a powerful call to action against gender-based violence, highlighting both progress and the urgent work...
Biden Rushes Urgently Needed Aid to Ukraine, But Why Not Haiti?
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Vantage Point SpecialArticles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
In the aftermath of the shocking election of Donald J. Trump to a...
No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council
Briefing Ambassadors on the Security Council, Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, outlined the impact of the conflict, which...
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts
Their warning comes amid growing international concern about the vulnerability of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities which rely on a stable power grid to maintain critical...
Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
The meeting follows two years of intergovernmental negotiations to develop a legally binding global instrument that covers land and the marine environment – a...
Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024, Part II
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November 25, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...
IOM Convenes Global Dialogue on Safe Migration Pathways for a Greener Future
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Geneva, 25 November – In a world facing unprecedented levels of forced migration, climate-induced displacement, and deepening economic disparities, the need...
IOM Supports Sierra Leonean Migrants Stranded by Conflict in Lebanon to Return Home
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Beirut – IOM continues to support the evacuation of migrants stranded by the conflict in Lebanon, assisting 169 Sierra Leonean migrants...
Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent
According to the latest estimates, children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of...
What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?
Here’s what you need to know:An alliance for humanityThe UN Alliance of Civilizations has had a long-held motto: Many cultures, one humanity. Based on this,...
COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal...
After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),...
Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’
Speaking from an UNRWA school in Gaza City, which is in the north of the Strip, Ms. Wateridge said that, for almost 50 days,...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next?
Why have the warrants been issued?The ICC can only investigate and prosecute if the national judicial system of the countries concerned are not, in...
Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations
In April 2021, catastrophic flash floods ravaged Timor-Leste, claiming the lives of more than 30 people and destroying over 4,000 homes. Among the worst-hit...
Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic
However, the grim statistic is just the surface of a larger crisis, independent human rights experts warned on Friday, as the military junta intensifies...
