UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid...
“Nowhere is safe in Ukraine,” said Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at the UN Department of Political Affairs.Citing figures from the UN human...
In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and...
Recalling his own experience living under dictatorship in Portugal, Mr. Guterres told participants at the Global Assembly of the international rights charity Amnesty International...
1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery
“The thousands of people seeking to return home are driven by hope, resilience and an enduring connection to their country,” said Othman Belbeisi, regional...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council is meeting on Friday morning to discuss the situation in Ukraine amid mounting concerns over the intensifying hostilities and growing...
Women and girls of African descent: celebrating contributions, recognizing challenges
It recognizes their immense contributions to society but also acknowledges the challenges they face due to the double burden of racism and sexism.Although woman...
Why Trump’s Immigrant Onslaught is His Sure-Fire Political Meal Ticket
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Noted political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson in a revealing expose tells why Trump’s immigrant onslaught is his sure-fire political meal ticket...
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from...
World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across...
The dispute dates to 1953 when France first mapped the border, but tensions resurfaced in May after the death of a Cambodian soldier in...
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
At the end of the conference on Wednesday, Member States adopted a Ministerial Declaration by a vote of 154-2-2, with the United States and...
‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell...
“I started feeling very idealistic about the UN, and I’ve never lost that feeling,” Mr. Stewart told UN News in an exclusive interview.In early...
‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), said that is what one of its workers told him...
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to...
These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest and detention, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the...
Global collaboration grows to address crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan
Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, said the OIC remains an “indispensable” partner in efforts to...
Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
Marking its 30th anniversary, ISA is the world’s authority on the deep-sea beyond national jurisdiction. Washington may have passed an order on deep-sea licensing...
Syria: Second convoy brings critical aid to Sweida
Deadly sectarian violence has displaced more than 145,000 people in the southern city, some of whom have fled to neighbouring Dar’a and Rural Damascus...
Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the...
Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of 2025, funding shortfalls are jeopardising such...
World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate
The UN’s principal judicial body ruled that States have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and act with due...
UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, told ministers and ambassadors that ongoing talks must lead to a permanent end to hostilities, the...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Debate on the situation in the Middle East
The Security Council meets today for its quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on the worsening crisis...
‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
The report, to be released later this month, reveals how between 2020 and 2024, the world experienced a dramatic increase in food prices driven...
Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila
The aim is to increase assistance for communities over the next three months, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said...
UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency
“I deeply regret President Donald Trump's decision to once again withdraw the United States of America from UNESCO,” Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the Paris-based...
Security Council, in unanimous vote, presses nations to resolve disputes peacefully
The text, sponsored by Pakistan and adopted unanimously, reiterated that all States “shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means through dialogue, diplomatic engagement...
