PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap |
$4.3 trillion: that’s the estimated cost of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a blueprint for a fairer future, covering all of the...
Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the...
Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
The 25-year-old was the first boxer to qualify for the Refugee Olympic Team, and now she is slated to win gold, silver or bronze later...
Witness to the Nakba: A Palestinian teacher is still waiting for a solution 76...
Before the summer of 1948, Mr. Al-Said’s life was like any other child's in historical Palestine. Belonging to one of the poorer families in...
UN Assembly President calls for global unity as high-level debate concludes
This year’s general debate opened with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressing UN’s membership.Over six days, 190 Member States took to the...
UN News Today 29 July 2024 |
Sudan: UN condemns deadly attack on civilians in Al Fasher, North DarfurThe United Nations in Sudan has condemned an attack on a hospital, residential...
Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’
His view is shared by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, who described the team as “one of the great stories of...
Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral diplomacy and the failure of the United Nations to...
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...
Le Président de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies appelle à l’unité mondiale à la...
Le débat général de cette année s’est ouvert avec le discours du Président brésilien Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva devant les autres Etats membres...
World News in Brief: Possible ‘dire consequences’ for Yemen following strikes, Ukraine hospital attack,...
Aid coordination office, OCHA, said it was assessing priority areas for response in Yemen given that the war-ravaged population rely on imports of fuel...
Méditerranée : le HCR et l’OIM plaident pour une meilleure protection des migrants et...
« Malgré nos plaidoyers, et nos efforts d'assistance aux États pour soulager la souffrance humaine – nous assistons toujours à la tragédie de vies perdues...
Los refugiados que cruzan el Mediterráneo necesitan más protección
El director de la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) en Nueva York dijo este lunes ante el Consejo de Seguridad que,...
Brasil tem posição central no tráfico de animais, diz delegado ambientalista
Movimentações criminosas incluem barbatanas de tubarão e rãs amazônicas; muitas das espécies traficadas são destinados para culinária, pesquisas ilegais, confecção de joias e produtos...
UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an...
Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert |
The UN independent expert on torture said on Monday that the reported plea deal with the United States that has led to the release...
Gaza: Crece la preocupación ante la llegada de las lluvias
La Oficina de la ONU para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitario (OCHA) advirtió este lunes que, sin un acceso sin trabas a Gaza, las...
Novas diretrizes ajudam empresas a acelerar ritmo para alcançar os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável...
Parceria entre a ONU e a ISO visa proporcionar um guia prático para integrar os ODS a operações corporativas diárias, com um potencial significativo...
El hambre aguda alcanza a la mitad de la población en Haití
Mientras Haití enfrenta una grave crisis de seguridad, 5,4 millones de sus habitantes, la mitad de la población, pasan hambre, alertó este lunes el...
Algérie : des experts de l’ONU exhorte la Cour d’appel algérienne à annuler la sentence à...
« Nous sommes outrés par la pratique du Gouvernement, consistant à museler un mouvement de contestation politique en arrêtant et détenant arbitrairement des personnes qui...
El esfuerzo colectivo es esencial para llevar a la República Democrática del Congo por...
Marco de diálogoDesde el alto el fuego del 30 de julio, anunciado por la RDC y Ruanda durante una reunión facilitada por Angola, se...
PODCAST: Meet the Special Rapporteurs, independent advocates for human rights |
Appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, but independent, unpaid, and free to speak their minds, Special Rapporteurs occupy a curious space within the...
At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals
“New York, I can’t hear you. Are we ready to act?” Amina Mohammed said in remarks to the Global Citizen Festival. The annual concert dedicated to...
Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs
The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the...
