Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day
The UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said on Tuesday that this marks the longest period without aid or commercial supplies entering the Strip since...
Parent, technician, farmer, merchant: What more can a teacher be?
On World Refugee Day, marked annually on 20 June, meet some of the multi-talented teachers and principals of migrant learning centres in Thailand along the border...
Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’
MireillePregnant and exhausted and clutching a small bag with all that was left of her belongings, Mireille* stood under the relentless Haitian sun, not...
World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
For more than a year, six schools established by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been inaccessible, and another six have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists...
Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza
This comes as humanitarians continue to receive reports that air strikes, shelling, gunfire and other continuing Israeli military operations in the enclave are causing more civilian casualties, displacement and destruction.In recent days,...
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Groundbreaking Discovery: The Intersection of Science and Faith
In a pioneering achievement that merges science and faith, Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, founder of Science180, has mathematically demonstrated the creation timeline of Earth, Moon,...
Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators
Many of the victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, which the former ruling Assad family belonged to. Some community members are believed...
‘Hate speech is poison in the well of society,’ says Guterres
“It is an alarm bell: the louder it rings, the greater the threat of genocide,” he warned.As part of its core mission to combat...
Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza
Mr. Türk – making his closing remarks during the session reporting on the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the Human Rights Council - said he...
‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition
The UN advocates for the universal abolition of the death penalty. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by 175 countries, protects the right to...
Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access
“The health system is ruined. Malnutrition is rising. The risk of famine persists,” said Dr Hanan Balkhy, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s Regional...
Venezuela quake: Key services crippled and health workers missing
The UN aid effort - Key FactsSix days after the earthquakes, UNHCR reports widespread food shortages in La Guaira, the worst-hit state, with basic...
US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
His Office, OHCHR, has received information that over 100 Venezuelan deportees are being detained at a notorious prison in El Salvador. OHCHR said 142,000 people...
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...
‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UN Human Rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani raised concerns about the health and environmental impacts of Israeli and U.S. strikes attacks...
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
The alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) follows a new dire assessment from UN-partnered food insecurity experts has...
Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity
Speaking at the opening of a two-day meeting on harnessing the power of migration, IOM Director General Amy Pope expressed hope that participants will...
UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
“Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply distressing,”...
An Open Letter to His Excellency, Romuald Wadagni, the President of the Republic of...
SCIENCE & FAITH | OPEN LETTER
A SON OF BENIN REPUBLIC WRITES HOME
An Open Letter to His...
Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns
The warning comes in a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Sunday, which said that child food and nutrition insecurity is among the main drivers...
Science180 Reveals Mathematical Proof of God’s Existence that Atheists, Freethinkers, Rationalists, and Believers Will...
Where have you ever read that the Earth was formed 2.82 days, the Moon 3.32 days, and the Sun 3.69 days after the beginning...
World News in Brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery in Darfur and Gaza,...
At least seven civilians were killed in villages in Mambasa Territory, Ituri province, on Sunday, humanitarian partners reported. The attack followed weeks of mounting violence in the province, bringing...
Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur
Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering those displaced by earlier violence have now forced an estimated...
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still expanding, WHO sees signs of stabilization
Key points
Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded. No approved vaccine or treatment exists. Violent instability hampering disease surveillance and care. Early detection remains critical to saving lives.“The outbreak...
