Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency
“We need urgent and ambitious action now to support sustainable development, climate action and disaster risk reduction. The decisions we make today could be...
UN humanitarians fight for women’s rights in crisis zones |
Workers with the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, have some of the toughest assignments going in the humanitarian field, helping protect new...
Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of attacks in Lebanon
The coordinated attacks reportedly targeted the Hezbollah militant group, with hundreds of electronic pagers belonging to its members blowing up at the same time,...
UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages
Alice Edwards, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on Torture, also condemned the killing of six Israeli hostages earlier this month and called...
Myanmar: Intensified conflict leaves 3.3 million displaced |
Myanmar’s civil war has escalated to include systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, according to a new report on Tuesday...
UN News Today 17 September 2024 |
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression of criticsViolence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights...
UNICEF working to avert education ‘time bomb’ in Yemen |
Some 4.5 million children are not attending school in Yemen, where Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, and Houthi rebels have been at...
UN News Today 16 September 2024 |
Ramping up flood emergency response in Nigeria - WHOAfter the devastation caused by flooding and a collapsed dam in northeast Nigeria, UN humanitarians confirmed on...
Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable
“Today’s report reveals the undeniable truth: progress is achievable, but is not fast enough,” said Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director.“Let us unite to continue...
What’s going on with the world (and the future) at the UN?
As the week unfolds from 22 to 30 September, here’s what you need to know:Summit of the Future: What if the world keeps its...
The push to connect a digitally divided world and counter AI threats
Earlier this year, an audience in a Geneva conference hall sat captivated by a video screen carrying live pictures of a 25-year-old man in...
Improving the way we run the world…and beyond
The UN and other bodies set up in the wake of World War Two, are struggling to cope effectively with today’s global threats and...
Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
Under shelling and gunfire, Esraa cradled her newborn son. As the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, she was trying to reach...
UN News Today 13 September 2024 |
First UNRWA staffer killed in occupied West BankThe UN agency for Palestine refugees has suffered its first fatality in the occupied West Bank, following...
Guterres calls for ‘culture of peace’ and global unity, as crises mount
Speaking at the annual Peace Bell Ceremony, António Guterres warned that war is spreading, inequalities are growing, and new technologies are being weaponized without...
UN warns of escalating conflict in Yemen amid humanitarian crisis, regional tensions
The crisis in Yemen, which worsened in 2014 after Houthi rebels (known officially as Ansar Allah) seized the capital, has been marked by complex...
Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns
Around 50 per cent of us do have access to at least one social protection benefit – but 3.8 billion people lack any kind...
Haiti: Successive crises limit time for recovery of vulnerable farming households |
A series of crises is making it difficult for Haiti’s most vulnerable farming households to work their land, recover from natural weather events and...
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
These include severe limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injuries and major burns.Israeli forces pushed into Gaza in response to the 7...
UN News Today 12 September 2024 |
Mpox outbreak: UNICEF scales up protection for children in DR CongoThe UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government...
Agricultural assistance is key to feed hungry people in war zones: FAO
Amid the brutal war in Gaza and fears of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is providing Palestinian livestock holders with veterinary kits...
UN firmly rejects allegations against agencies in Yemen
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, dismissed the allegations, stating “such false statements are baseless, and further threaten the safety of staff and...
Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective
Among the issues under discussion are accelerating sustainable development and reforming decades-old institutions, including the UN Security Council and the international financial system.On Wednesday...
UN News Today 11 September 2024 |
Human rights expert urges U.S. government to deliver justice for 9/11 victimsAn independent human rights expert is calling on the United States Government to...
