Escassez de suprimentos afeta ajuda alimentar em Gaza em outubro
Nesta quarta-feira o Conselho de Segurança realiza reunião de emergência convocada por França e Israel para debater a situação no Oriente Médio. O secretário-geral...
PODCAST: Seeking Peace episode 5 |
This is the fifth and final episode of Seeking Peace, a podcast from the Department of Peace Operations.
In this episode, Melanne Verveer from Georgetown...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Middle East on brink of all-out war as ambassadors meet in...
Ambassadors are due to meet at 10am local time in New York on Wednesday with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war...
UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation
The development came as UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned “escalation after escalation” in the Middle East on Tuesday and as UN High Commissioner for...
Resurgir de los escombros: Familias desplazadas luchan por reconstruir sus vidas tras el huracán...
Dos meses después del huracán Beryl, una de las tormentas más destructivas que se recuerdan, los residentes de las antes idílicas islas Granadinas del...
Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how they sleep every night.In male dormitory...
UN News Today 22 July 2024 |
Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire: UNRWA A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint...
Less ‘sleeping like sardines’, as Philippines adopts Nelson Mandela Rules for jails
The Nelson Mandela Rules, which are named after the former South African president who was unjustly incarcerated for 27 years, are playing a key part in...
In a year of elections, why is there a ‘Democracy Paradox’?
More than 60 elections are taking place in 2024 and, whilst 90 per cent of people say they want to live in a democracy,...
World News In Brief: UN rights chief on Bangladesh protests, alarm over Gershkovich sentence,...
Volker Türk said the move constituted a restriction on freedom of expression and the right to seek, receive, and impart information.The High Commissioner continues...
PODCAST: A multilingual look back at 2022!
For the last Lid Is On of the year, Conor Lennon invited some of his colleagues for a festive episode, to find out a...
Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’: UN world court
The Court was responding to a request for an advisory opinion by the General Assembly on the legal consequences arising from the policies and...
UN News Today 23 July 2024 |
Where do I go now, ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation ordersGazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have abandoned shelters...
Conferência busca soluções urgentes para enfrentar riscos de seca global |
Evento reúne especialistas e líderes para discutir políticas integradas e ações proativas contra a seca; Conferência de Resiliência à Seca +10 ocorre em um...
ONU defende renovação de compromisso com a paz no Dia Internacional da Não-Violência
No Dia Internacional da Não-Violência, marcado neste 2 de outubro, a ONU relembra o legado do líder indiano e pacifista Mahatma Gandhi. A organização...
Quarta de Empregos
O Sistema das Nações Unidas apresenta diversas oportunidades de trabalho na semana de 2 de outubro de 2024. Confira as vagas para postos no...
World News in Brief: UN Commission of Inquiry accepts ICJ opinion, continued attacks in...
“The Court was clear and unambiguous, and the advisory opinion entails international legal obligations not only for Israel, but for the UN and all...
Conferência busca soluções urgentes para enfrentar riscos de seca global
Genebra acolhe até quarta-feira um encontro global marcando os 10 anos da Reunião de Alto nível sobre a Política Nacional de Seca. Especialistas, políticos...
Scores of children killed as devastating floods and landslides hit Nepal |
More than 215 people, including 35 children, have lost their lives, with dozens still missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across...
Kazakhstan tightens laws to combat trafficking of newborns
To fight against trafficking newborns, the new legislation facilitates the criminal prosecution for such crimes as kidnapping, illegal deprivation of liberty, human trafficking, involvement...
PODCAST: A New Year, Palais des Nations special, with Daniel Johnson |
In our first Lid Is On of 2023, we take a trip to Geneva, to meet our Palais des Nations correspondent Daniel Johnson, who...
Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial
On Wednesday, a court in Conakry found former President Moussa Dadis Camara and several other military leaders guilty of crimes against humanity. Four other...
UN News Today 24 July 2024 |
Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN reportProgress fighting hunger worldwide has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million...
First Person: Swapping guns for ballpens in the Philippines
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she...
