UN News Today 28 July 2025 |
Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’As starvation intensifies in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies issued new warnings on...
85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished
The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to their lives, are highlighted each year on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists,...
Sinking islands, vanishing forests: World leaders call for urgent climate action
Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests and disappearing ecosystems, echoed Secretary-General António Guterres’s warning at a climate summit that the world is...
South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
The situation is especially dire for returnees fleeing violence in Sudan, who now account for nearly half of those experiencing catastrophic hunger levels.The influx...
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...
Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts
In a statement to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Mr. Grandi highlighted the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Lebanon, where Israeli airstrikes have...
COP27 PODCAST: Gas lingers on energy day |
The UN is leading calls for an end to fossil fuel use, but lobbying for gas has been a feature of this African COP,...
UN News Today 04 March 2025 |
Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: GuterresThe UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and...
News in Brief 13 June 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shellingHeavy shelling reported in the so-called safe...
As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’
Every day, we voluntarily give up information about ourselves to machines. This happens when we accept an online cookie or use a search engine....
PODCAST: Working together to halt the global water crisis |
This year’s UN World Water Development Report warned of a global water crisis, unless international cooperation is rapidly stepped up.
On this week’s episode of...
COP29 delivers climate finance boost, but much more needed to help developing nations cope...
This is The Lid Is On, I’m Conor Lennon.On this episode, we’re going to take you through the outcome of COP29, the UN Climate...
United Nations LIVE: Beyond the podium
World leaders are gathering this week at United Nations Headquarters in New York at a time of global upheaval. Wars, poverty, human rights abuses...
UNRWA stresses need to protect humanitarians after convoy hit in Gaza |
Thousands of families in Gaza were once again on the move on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders in Khan Younis.The UN Palestine...
Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms
In addition to ongoing bombardment, Israel issued another three displacement orders over the past two days, covering seven per cent of the total area...
Sudan: Mines a major risk to civilians returning home |
Nearly two years after the beginning of the Sudanese civil war, displaced populations returning to urban areas are facing the remnants of heavy fighting:...
‘Silence and erasure have no place’ in a just society |
Growing up just a few blocks from the United Nations in New York City, Sarah Lewis was drawn to narratives that shape who belongs...
UN News Today 09 April 2025 |
Two years into Sudan war, UNHCR chief urges help for host country ChadAs the war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people...
Middle East crisis: Panic, fear and chaos in Lebanese villages and homes as Israeli...
Devastating Israeli airstrikes on communities in southern Lebanon on Monday sent thousands fleeing with little but the clothes they were wearing, according to the...
Cyclone Jude hits Mozambique causing widespread damage, deadly threat to children |
Cyclone Jude made landfall in Mozambique on Monday, bringing powerful winds and heavy rainfall that caused widespread destruction.This marks the third cyclone to strike...
From crisis to community cure: A Haitian mother fights back against cholera
When her 11-year-old daughter, Noel-Dina, was struck by fever and unbearable abdominal pain, Oriata didn't hesitate.She immediately took her child to the nearest hospital. “She...
Devastation in Gaza is ‘absolutely staggering’ |
There is now a “total breakdown” of society across the Gaza Strip amid a level of devastation this is “absolutely staggering.”That’s according to Jonathan...
UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon
The timelines envisaged in the November ceasefire agreement “have not been met”, according to a joint statement by UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine...
Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres
The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians, and could further endanger more lives, including of the remaining hostages,” it...