Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities
Amidst escalating hostilities and continued strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is once again bracing for another harsh winter. As the cold season brings heightened...
UN project empowers refugees in Angola
With more than 160 refugees actively working the fields through the initiative, and another 110 expected to join soon, the impact resonates far beyond...
Senate Democrats Cave on Disastrous Republic Spending Bill
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
It was shocking, shameful and demoralizing to witness a handful of nervous, spinless...
The Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
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“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a...
Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck shortly before 1 PM local time on 28 March, was the strongest in recent memory.As aftershocks continue, UN...
Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs
In this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illicit drug trade.According to a new report from the...
Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery
Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Often, they arrive exhausted,...
World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council...
Regina De Dominicis – who also heads the agency’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office – issued her plea for action after another small...
Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’
However, the report, The Right Start in Life: Global Levels and Trends in Birth Registration, also highlights a troubling reality: 150 million children under five...
The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters
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By Glynda C. Carr —
As we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are...
Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, Mohamed Chande...
China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework
The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among...
When the Heat and Storms Come, Lies Will Not Save Us
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By Ben Jealous —
When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for....
Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
This represents a staggering 59 per cent increase from the 1,584 deaths recorded in 2023, highlighting the worsening dangers faced by people on the...
Trump Loves Poorly Educated People
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won...
Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR
The update highlights information from the first half of 2024 and reveals that 4.5 million people are displaced and 18.2 million overall require humanitarian...
Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF
In a statement, the agency identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised...
UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply
The agency says it already has enough supplies in place to feed the entire population of the Strip for three months – if full...
‘The UN is not leaving Haiti,’ spokesperson afffirms
In a briefing on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq highlighted the deepening insecurity, noting that essential personnel from various UN agencies and the...
War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...
Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
Latest updates from UN assessment teams who reached affected communities in mountainous Ghazi Abad district on foot on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to...
A Conversation with Marc Morial, CEO, National Urban League
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by special guest Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League. Topics: State of Emergency...
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
The sanctions target judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, as well as two deputy prosecutors: Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji...
UN warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian pauses
But as starvation tightens its grip and “children are dying before our eyes,” UN officials and aid workers warn that the measures fall far...
