As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future
“This is a particularly timely meeting,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, at a press conference in New York on Thursday.“It’s a unique...
UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic
According to the UN migration agency, IOM, recent weeks have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those who are pregnant or...
Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people
Violent clashes between armed militias and forces of the military Government have escalated dramatically across North Darfur in recent weeks as Sudan marked two years...
UN News Today 24 April 2025 |
Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civiliansThe UN’s top aid official in Ukraine has condemned Russia’s overnight attacks...
More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN
Ahead of World Malaria Day on Friday, UN health agency WHO is calling for renewed efforts at all levels – from global policy to...
Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians
Reports indicate that the latest Russian strikes damaged 12 buildings in the capital, causing widespread damage to homes, businesses and key services, while phones...
Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts
Cuts to global health funding are leading to a rise in outbreaks of diseases that vaccines had nearly wiped out, the UN health agency,...
Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
In the makeshift coastal encampments of Al Mawasi, families have no choice but to live in unsanitary conditions that are rapidly turning deadly, Louise...
UN News Today 23 April 2025 |
Gazans have few defences against rising disease threat, warns UNRWAThe people of Gaza forced to shelter in tents and with nowhere safe to go,...
Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
Each year, more than 21 million adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries become pregnant. About half of these pregnancies are unintended. Nine in...
Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
From Morocco to Maharastra, California to Quebec, the UN’s Local Leaders series highlights how strong leadership is positively impacting on people’s lives in both...
Māori women and girl survivors of sexual violence face double trauma |
The Māori women and girls of New Zealand who have survived sexual violence face a double trauma when accessing care, according to Māori activists.Worldwide,...
UN envoy calls for political will and unity on the road to Libya elections...
Since arriving in Libya two months ago, UN Special Representative Hannah Tetteh has been engaging with key political figures to address the complex challenges...
UN News Today 22 April 2025 |
UN aid agency chief condemns 50 days of Gaza blockadeIt’s been 50 days since Israel cut off all aid and commercial supplies into Gaza...
UN News Today 21 April 2025 |
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His...
The $300,000 scam that entrapped a US-based woman from Thailand |
A Thai woman has been talking about how she was tricked into handing over more than $300,000 to a criminal gang that entrapped her...
UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina was elected to the papacy in March 2013. He was the first priest from the Americas region to lead...
‘Endemic trauma’ of Sudanese people as country marks two years of war |
The people of Sudan are facing “endemic trauma” as the African country marks two years of a civil war, according to a documentary photographer...
Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes
The earthquakes – which hit central Myanmar on 28 March – killed at least 3,700 people, injured 4,800 more and left 129 still missing....
Mine action critical to stability in Lebanon |
The recent escalation of violence between Lebanon and Israel has left widespread devastation, and many unexploded weapons in residential and agricultural areas.These hidden threats...
Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs
The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, which uses a scale...
Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
Into its third year, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest displacement...
Situation in South Sudan risks escalating into civil war amid rise in misinformation |
The situation in South Sudan remains precarious, with the threat of renewed civil war looming large.A growing concern, according to Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian,...
Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
Nearly 15 years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the emergence of rival administrations in 2014, the country remains divided, with the internationally...
