West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and at least five injured when gunmen opened fire near a military checkpoint outside the city, according to news...
Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering
“It’s 20 days and counting since Taiz has been cut off…we are seeing increasingly that the fighting makes it impossible for us to get...
‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres
Speaking to reporters in New York ahead of a visit to Egypt, António Guterres addressed growing public discontent in Europe and beyond, as people...
Sudan conflict: Peace efforts resume to end ‘drone war’ fuelling humanitarian crisis
Talks to halt the fighting in Sudan and alleviate the humanitarian crisis there continued in Geneva on Wednesday, where nearly two dozen countries convened...
Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk
Addressing the UN-hosted Committee on World Food Security in Rome, the High Commissioner said that while the right to food has found its way...
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance
WFP said that its food assistance “has provided a lifeline for up to 90 per cent of families in Gaza” over the past three years.Since...
Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations
UN agency heads are calling for emergency support to stem the crisis, as a separate report details serious human rights violations – from public...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots. Aid is not...
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities. Hundreds are affected. It is believed the disaster was caused...
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
The toll rose from 109 after the bodies of 30 more people were recovered. Search and rescue efforts are continuing.The boat was carrying 305...
Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The South African jurist was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement. The committee...
UN rights chief: Legacy of slavery and colonialism is still fuelling racism
Over 30 million people were violently uprooted from Africa and condemned to a life of slavery.Yet no country involved in enslavement or colonialism has...
Afghanistan: Women face fresh dress code arrests amid record refugee returns
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) verified that at least 52 women and one girl were arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul...
World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger...
Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year – 25 per cent less than in 2024.
Of more than...
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
In a decision on Monday, judges unsealed warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, whose existence was announced...
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend.
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Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels along the southwestern coast has forced nearly 150,000 people from their homes, disrupted markets and restricted humanitarian...
No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief
What you need to knowMs. Pike was denied clemency and, one hour before her execution, a court halted it then lifted the stayShe was...
Yemen escalation fuels fears of further cholera, measles spread
“We know that comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care has been suspended in two hospitals, in Marib and Ras Al-Arah, because staff and operating...
LIVE: World leaders take stock of global fight against racism
World leaders are meeting in the General Assembly to assess how far the world has come in combating racism and how far it still...
Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement
Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls for a durable solution that would enable Rohingya refugees to return home safely and...
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant...
Nearly 84 per cent of Gaza’s population – more than 1.76 million people – live in overcrowded displacement sites or damaged shelters, leaving families...
US likely committed war crimes against Iranian civilians: Independent experts
In the same report, released Monday, investigators found that the Iranian Government committed crimes against humanity by murdering, imprisoning and torturing those who participated in...
Report warns of reprisals against those who engage with the UN on human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report...
