Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank
Amid a rise in lethal Israeli strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the Security Council is holding an open debate...
WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually
Countries must accelerate efforts to prevent lead exposure, which is estimated to cause more than 3.5 million deaths globally each year and affects hundreds...
Haiti sanctions renewed: Starving the gangs of bullets
Haiti is living through one of the world’s most acute security crises.
Armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and are pushing into...
Colombia: UN independent experts call for Ecopetrol to provide reparations to victims of armed...
UN independent experts welcomed on Wednesday a recent landmark corporate accountability ruling involving the Ecopetrol oil company by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace, calling for...
World News in Brief: Gaza braces for winter amid attacks, joint patrols in CAR,...
The UN and its partners are stepping up preparations in Gaza for the approaching cold and rainy season, even as attacks affecting civilians continue,...
Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool
A new AI-powered hub for health professionals aims to help identify alcohol-related risks and launch discussions with patients, including the link between drinking and...
DR Congo: Cholera cases spike amid fight against Ebola
The cholera epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 125,000 suspected cases and 3,644 suspected deaths were...
Security Council LIVE: Libya in the spotlight amid ‘encouraging progress’
The Security Council will hear the latest developments in Libya on Wednesday as it takes stock of the current situation as the country grapples...
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery
“We are critically concerned about the escalating conflict, but even more so about the growing number of people we can no longer reach because...
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking on Wednesday to health leaders and senior officials attending the WHO regional committee meeting underway in Cairo, Egypt. “Over the...
Yemen: Houthi siege, cholera outbreak and aid cuts put civilians in the crosshairs
Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of...
World News in Brief: West African migrant crossings, Argentina takes UK to maritime tribunal,...
Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
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‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion...
Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, “the need for the United Nations has never been greater,” Secretary-General António Guterres said...
800 million young people face a future without jobs
Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the...
Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv
Russian attacks in recent days on on Ukraine’s two largest cities have again killed and injured civilians, damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, the UN...
Disasters cost $228 billion in housing losses every year
$228 billion is a staggering amount of money to find, but that’s exactly what communities around the world are faced with every year, to...
Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert
The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls caught up in a growing...
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards...
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots. Aid is not...
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears
Miroslav Jenča told the Security Council on Monday that the 2016 accord must be implemented in full, with proper funding, better coordination between institutions...
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities. Hundreds are affected. It is believed the disaster was caused...
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
Protection at riskUNHCR was created after the Second World War with the pledge that people fleeing persecution should be protected and not sent back...
Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says
The finding comes in the 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford...
‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
In a short statement issued late on Saturday, he said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. “These attacks must cease immediately,”...
