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...
Nepal: Hundreds killed as ‘unprecedented’ flash floods strike capital Kathmandu
Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed the most intense rains in over half a century. Hundreds of houses...
UNESCO aims to tackle global education crisis sparked by rising violence |
With increasing violence contributing to global crises, the UN has repeatedly raised concerns about diminishing access to education at all levels.To address this growing...
WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages
Anshu Banerjee, head of WHO’s division on maternal, child and adolescent health and ageing, emphasized the need for rethinking how care is delivered to...
ONU defende renovação de compromisso com a paz no Dia Internacional da Não-Violência
Em mensagem pela data, secretário-geral alerta para o aumento global da violência e destaca necessidade de enfrentar as causas estruturais dos conflitos; António Guterres...
Presidente de Cabo Verde garante fazer “trabalho de casa” para vencer pobreza
Em entrevista à ONU News, em Nova Iorque, o chefe de Estado de Cabo Verde fala dos progressos e desafios no combate à pobreza...
Guterres condemns ‘escalation after escalation’ in the Middle East
“I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation,” he said in a tersely worded statement.“This must stop. We absolutely need...
L’OMS appelle à transformer les soins aux personnes âgées dans le monde entier
« Nous avons tous besoin qu’on s’occupe de nous à un moment donné de notre vie, mais plus nous vivons longtemps, plus nous sommes...
L’ONU condamne l’élargissement du conflit au Moyen-Orient après des tirs de missiles sur Israël...
« Je condamne l’élargissement du conflit au Moyen-Orient, avec ses escalades successives. Cela doit cesser. Nous avons absolument besoin d’un cessez-le-feu », a dit...
Relatório da ONU aponta aumento de 45% nas vítimas civis na Ucrânia
Lançado nesta terça-feira, documento relata denúncias de tortura a prisioneiros de guerra e impacto de ataques à infraestrutura civil; cidade de Kherson sofreu novo...
Tunisie : une experte de l’ONU condamne les arrestations et campagnes de diffamation contre...
« Il est consternant d’entendre des déclarations officielles accusant ceux qui aident les migrants, les demandeurs d’asile et les réfugiés d’être des traîtres et des...
PODCAST: Getting the word out – letting the world know how the UN is...
On today’s episode of The Lid is On, Conor speaks to Melissa Fleming, the head of Global Communications at the United Nations, and host...
Nações Unidas deploram nova escalada após disparos de mísseis do Irã para Israel
Nesta terça-feira, o secretário-geral da ONU condenou o alastramento do conflito no Oriente Médio marcado por “escalada após escalada”. Para António Guterres, a situação...
Explainer: What is Security Council resolution 1701?
Those discussions come at a time when attacks are escalating between Israel and Hezbollah, an armed group that holds with its allies 62 of...
Relatório da ONU aponta aumento de 45% nas vítimas civis na Ucrânia
O Escritório de Direitos Humanos publicou nesta terça-feira um relatório sobre a Ucrânia cobrindo os principais desenvolvimentos entre junho e agosto de 2024. O...
Nações Unidas deploram nova escalada após disparos de mísseis do Irã para Israel
Secretário-geral pede fim da situação e destaca imperativo absoluto de um cessar-fogo; antes, chefe das Nações Unidas secretário-geral manifestou extrema preocupação com escalada do...
Ukraine : l’ONU condamne une attaque sanglante contre un marché à Kherson
« Une fois de plus, une nouvelle attaque insensée des forces armées russes a tué et blessé des civils sur un marché très fréquenté de...
UN News Today 01 October 2024 |
UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ over Lebanon escalationThe Secretary-General has said that he’s extremely concerned with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon and has...
Eliminação da filariose linfática estimula Brasil a superar outras doenças até 2030
A Organização Mundial da Saúde, OMS, emitiu uma nota nesta terça-feira, reconhecendo o Brasil por ter eliminado a filariose linfática como problema de saúde...
