Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’
As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category...
South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn
Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and widespread human rights violations,...
Cameroun : l’ONU alarmée par les décès signalés après la réélection de Paul Biya
L’agence onusienne exhorte les autorités à ouvrir « des enquêtes rapides, impartiales et efficaces » sur tous les cas de violence électorale, y compris...
Multilateralismo ainda pode impedir corrida armamentista no espaço, diz especialista
Quando o assunto é desarmamento, uma das prioridades da ONU é impedir uma corrida armamentista no espaço sideral. Mas avanços tecnológicos recentes e divisões...
World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua
It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages.At least two more...
La desigualdad alimenta y hace más letales las pandemias
La desigualdad no solo agrava el impacto de las pandemias, sino que también las hace más probables, y más letales y costosas, afirmó este...
Navi Pillay accuse Israël de génocide à Gaza et dénonce l’inaction internationale
À 84 ans, la juriste sud-africaine était venue présenter ce qui sera son dernier rapport en tant que présidente de la Commission d’enquête internationale...
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s...
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped, people being mutilated and...
Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live
The study, released on Monday, ahead of G20 meetings taking place later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, healthcare,...
Promotor de corte internacional alarmado com violência em El-Fasher, no Sudão
O Escritório do Promotor do Tribunal Penal Internacional, TPI*, divulgou um comunicado expressando “profundo alarme e imensa preocupação” com relatos sobre a escalada da...
À La Haye, la CIJ croule sous les dossiers – et c’est plutôt bon...
« La Cour internationale de Justice est le principal organe judiciaire des Nations Unies. Sa mission est de régler pacifiquement les différends entre États...
Gaza : quels pays accueillent les patients évacués par l’OMS ?
Après l’attaque meurtrière du 7 octobre 2023 perpétrée par le Hamas en Israël, l'enclave palestinienne a vécu plus de deux années de conflit, se...
ONU alerta: ensaios nucleares “não podem ser permitidos em nenhuma circunstância”
A ONU voltou a soar o alarme sobre os perigos das armas nucleares e pediu que se mantenha a moratória informal sobre ensaios atómicos,...
Gaza: Casi un millón de personas recibe paquetes de alimentos mientras se producen nuevos...
El portavoz del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas expresó este viernes su profunda preocupación por los informes de nuevos ataques aéreos israelíes en...
‘Repeated bouts of violence’ put Syria rebuilding at risk: Independent rights investigator
In December 2024, the Bashar Al-Assad regime was toppled by a coalition of opposition groups, led by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militia, leading to...
‘Yawning gap’ remains between climate adaptation funds and funding pledges
That’s the main message in this year’s Adaptation Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).By 2035, developing nations will need well over $310...
Hurricane Melissa leaves thousands displaced across the Caribbean
The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced.However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted by UN agencies and other...
Les attaques américaines dans les Caraïbes et le Pacifique violent le droit international, selon...
Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme a demandé l’ouverture d’une enquête sur ces ces frappes militaires contre des embarcations soupçonnées de...
UN Envoy hails Colombia’s peace process as global model, calls for more funding
Following the signing of Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement, more than 13,000 former FARC combatants laid down their arms within a year, surrendering nearly 9,000...
Latin America, Caribbean, take the lead in women MPs |
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda – launched 25 years ago through Security Council resolution 1325 – recognized women are affected by wars...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session on Sudan
Reports of mass atrocities in and around the newly-captured city of El Fasher in Darfur mark a new low in Sudan's brutal civil war...
Towards a fairer world: Leaders gather in Doha to renew social pact
Yet, the idea that development should be people-centred, inclusive and just is far from new. It’s a vision the world committed to 30 years...
Guterres pede “década de aceleração” climática em reunião mundial de prefeitos, no Rio de...
Na Cúpula Mundial de Prefeitos C40, aberta esta segunda-feira, no Rio de Janeiro, o secretário-geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, apelou a uma ação...
Guerre en Ukraine : un tiers des morts et blessés enregistrés cette année sont...
Selon le Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires de l’ONU (OCHA), ce nombre de victimes civiles causés par des attaques de drones, reflète clairement...
