Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: A call to safeguard future generations
On Boxing Day – 26 December 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, unleashing a massive tsunami that swept across the...
Global campaign reveals human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’
UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers. “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense...
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast,...
Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears
“This is not just another wave of insecurity; it is a dramatic escalation that shows no signs of abating,” emphasised Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General...
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season – the period between harvests when hunger peaks. Chronic hunger...
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in...
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...
Hundreds feared dead in Lebanon strikes
The attacks came within hours of the ceasefire announced between the United States and Iran following weeks of deadly hostilities that have disrupted lives, global trade and humanitarian operations in...
Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court
By 10 votes to four, the UN World Court ruled “the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected” under the Freedom...
‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela...
Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country. Speaking from Chile, she said...
Strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, as aid teams support ‘overwhelmed’ burns centre
Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza and Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the enclave were the focus of dawn strikes, local media...
‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
“The real challenge is still ahead of us,” Stephanie Loose, Programme Manager in Afghanistan, told journalists in Geneva on Friday.“We’re speaking about the reintegration...
Gaza ceasefire still fragile as cold turns deadly, Security Council hears
Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, provided the update during his quarterly briefing on Council resolution 2334 (2016) which calls for Israel...
‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator
Speaking at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty held in Paris, Imran Riza expressed grave concerns for civilians. “As hostilities persist,...
Resettlement changed her life. Now she’s fighting for others to have the same chance
Currently, she’s a qualified refugee and human rights lawyer in New Zealand – but on Tuesday she recalled becoming displaced aged 14 and described...
Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
“As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused attention on the urgent need for...
Racism significantly impacts access to sport: Independent expert
Despite sport’s ability to promote diversity and inclusion, the report noted that those from racial and ethnic minorities lack representation at many levels of...
Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck shortly before 1 PM local time on 28 March, was the strongest in recent memory.As aftershocks continue, UN...
Sudan civilians trapped by fear, disappearance and detention: rights experts
Both sides in the conflict - the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with allied groups - are increasingly trying to control populations already...
Spain prodigy Lamine Yamal named UN Goodwill Ambassador on World Cup opening day
The supremely talented Spanish team is one of the main favourites to win the event and its teenage superstar, Lamine Yamal, promises to be...
Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans
At the end of December, a joint UN convoy of nine trucks successfully reached people in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, who had been cut...
Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
In a powerful statement on Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, condemned Israel’s decision to halt humanitarian assistance as a “cruel collective...
Miss This Simple Scientific Formula, and You Could Always Get the Origin of the...
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(Georgia, USA. December 30, 2025) – What if a simple scientific formula could end our rational search for the universe’s origins?...
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’
Key pointsThe Talban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls, including one that’s left 2.4 million girls excluded from secondary educationUnprecedented...
