UN News Today 10 December 2024 |
Syria crisis: nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special EnvoyJust days since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and...
Humanitarian lifeline for Sudan secured for three more months
This extension in effect from Wednesday ensures that critical aid will continue to flow from Chad into conflict-affected regions of Sudan, particularly Darfur.“Humanitarians in...
‘Heatwaves will be more frequent because of human-made climate change’ |
Intense heatwaves like the one that blasted the US Midwest and northeast recently are likely to be increasingly common because of human-induced climate change,...
COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
Mr. Guterres made the appeal in remarks to a high-level dialogue on loss and damage funding during the COP29 UN climate change conference in...
DR Congo: Children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fighters
In an alert on Tuesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed that three children were killed by Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in Bukavu,...
‘Work to be done’ to ensure Haiti security support mission can make progress |
More work needs to be done to ensure the success of the multinational security support mission which has deployed to Haiti to help the national...
UN News Today 15 January 2025 |
There are signs of hope in 2025 amid global turmoil, insists UN chiefThe world continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges from the Los Angeles...
PODCAST: A New Year, Palais des Nations special, with Daniel Johnson |
In our first Lid Is On of 2023, we take a trip to Geneva, to meet our Palais des Nations correspondent Daniel Johnson, who...
UN explores pathway to safe and inclusive AI |
Mita Hosali: It's my great pleasure to introduce Amandeep Singh Gill. He is the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology. You know, one of the issues...
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...
News in Brief 12 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development actionThe right to development is inextricably...
Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered the appeal at a Security Council briefing on the ongoing...
‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together
Given the brutality of the recent conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, it has become increasingly difficult to imagine a durable peace. Yet,...
World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan...
“Such actions undermine efforts to build a new Syria at peace with itself and the region, and destabilize Syria at a sensitive time,” Geir...
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...
Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’
“It is a moment of great importance, especially for the civilians who were paying an enormous price for the fact that this conflict is...
UN News Today 18 September 2024 |
Satellites and AI offer hope for global solutions, says UN weather agencyThe UN weather agency and leading climate scientists issued a new warning on...
UN Special Envoy continues shuttle diplomacy on Syria
Geir Petersen is due to confer with Arab foreign ministers, the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, US Secretary of State and other senior officials who...
Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN
“A collective approach is necessary to assist the Yemeni Government to reinforce its institutional capabilities,” its capacity to address the ongoing economic crisis and...
Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert |
The UN independent expert on torture said on Monday that the reported plea deal with the United States that has led to the release...
West Bank: OHCHR deeply concerned over uptick in violence against children |
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Thursday that children are not being spared from escalating Israeli military operations in the West Bank.In...
Gang attack in Haiti’s Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead
Among the victims at the hands of the so-called Gran Grif gang were 10 women and three infants.“As the attacks unfolded, gang members reportedly...
PODCAST: The future of water |
Unless drastic changes are made the future of water looks bleak.
On World Meteorological Day, held on 23 March, Conor Lennon spoke to Petteri Taalas,...
Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral diplomacy and the failure of the United Nations to...
