Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used airstrikes, shelling, burning, and controlled demolitions...
On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering
Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes across the Middle East, humanitarians confirmed massive upheaval in Lebanon, with hundreds...
Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza
Briefing reporters in New York on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said hostilities in parts of the Gaza Strip are still resulting in casualties...
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...
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso, refugees and climate change, Afghan women deserve seat...
More than six million people across the country – about a third of the population – need humanitarian support and protection, UN Spokesperson Stephané...
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its kind established by the UN General...
Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees
Addressing the media outside the council chamber in New York, he pointed to simmering tensions across Yemen and “dramatic new developments” in its eastern governorates that “are turning up the heat.”Since...
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...
More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions
Leading calls for the international community to “move from words to action” to help the country’s most vulnerable returnees urgently, the UN refugee agency,...
150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh amid renewed Myanmar violence
As armed clashes intensify and conditions worsen inside Myanmar, thousands continue to cross the border seeking safety in the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar,...
UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key...
The strike, which hit the densely populated Jnah neighbourhood, also injured 60 people and reportedly damaged the Rafik Hariri University Hospital. At least three...
Science180 Launches Shocking Non-Evolution, Non-Big Bang Scientific Theory of the Origins of the Universe,...
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American scientist Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel presents mathematical proof challenging the multibillion-year age of the cosmos by calculating the formation of Earth,...
‘Myanmar’s children cannot afford to wait,’ warns UNICEF
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban issued a stark call for urgent international action on Thursday, describing the situation as “dire” for children.
Since the...
UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
In a message released ahead of the Day, Mr. Guterres honoured the “extraordinary” contributions of people of African descent across every sphere of human...
Yemen deserves hope and dignity, Security Council hears
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council...
Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over worsening hunger, malnutrition, and...
Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced
The latest data reveals that over 500,000 children have been forced from their homes – a shocking 48 per cent increase since September.In total,...
Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
“We have been approached by Israeli authorities to resume limited aid delivery, and we are in discussions with them now on how this would...
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13 counties in the state facing emergency...
Zambia: Arrests and detention of political opponents following election raises concern
On 13 August, the incumbent president and his party won parliamentary and presidential elections by large margins.Mr. Hichilema – who was officially announced the...
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...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 24 March: West Bank attacks in focus
As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications of the emergency are...
Middle East: UN warns against wider escalation after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply alarmed about the resumption of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea this week and the renewed threats to maritime navigation, his...
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC emergency...
