Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City
“Military activities continue in and around Gaza City, but also in the south, taking a heavy toll on civilians, including deaths, injuries and further...
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
Disorders such as anxiety and depression are exacting a heavy toll on individuals, families and economies, yet most countries are failing to provide adequate...
UN News Today 2 September 2025 |
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams scramble to reach most remote survivorsIn remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are racing to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake...
‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan...
UN News: Could you give us an overview of the situation on the ground in the areas affected by the earthquake?Amy Martin: The situation...
UN News Today 01 September 2025 |
Aid effort gears up after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villagesAfter a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at...
Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen
He said the Houthis entered the premises of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the capital, Sana’a, and seized UN property, in addition to...
‘Our livelihoods have been cut off’, say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest
Like thousands of Palestinian farmers, he faces growing restrictions from Israeli forces and settlers, who have made the olive harvest season – running from...
Ukraine: ‘Diplomatic momentum’ at risk amid large-scale Russian strikes
Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, was speaking a day after the latest wave of Russian airstrikes across the...
World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares...
At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning of the year, with ethnic minorities and...
‘Every hour counts’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief renews call for ceasefire |
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza, warning that...
Teachers are the ‘guardians of our future’, says UN deputy chief
Their work, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, is “the beating heart of education, the cornerstone of sustainable development, and the guardians of our...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Push for peace in Ukraine could rapidly fade if large-scale Russian...
The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on Friday afternoon following overnight strikes early on Thursday by Russia on Ukrainian...
UN News Today 29 August 2025 |
Descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warnAmid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN...
Despite Taliban ban, over 90 per cent of Afghans support girls’ right to learn
Four years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the scale and severity of the women’s rights crisis continues to intensify. Afghanistan is the...
World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is aware that today, the Security Council received this joint letter from the three countries,” UN Spokesperson...
Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for a ‘final time’
But the resolution stipulates it will then begin a one year “orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal of its personnel”, in close consultation with...
UN News Today 28 August 2025 |
Gaza death and destruction is without parallel, says UN chiefUN chief António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater...
Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change
Even worse, the number could triple if countries do not meet their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to ensure that climate...
UN News Today 27 August 2025 |
Viet Nam: Typhoon’s deadly destruction is not over, warns IOMAs Viet Nam starts to recover from a deadly typhoon that ripped across the country...
UN peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon faces scrutiny ahead of Security Council vote
As members of the UN Security Council negotiate the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ahead of a 31 August deadline,...
Closing down UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon ‘would create a vacuum for stability in...
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, has operated since the late 1970s, tasked with monitoring the demilitarisation of the south of the country,...
World News in Brief: More deaths in Ukraine, lengthy detentions in Egypt, AI governance,...
Since Friday, 11 civilians have been killed and more than 90 wounded, according to the authorities. Schools and energy infrastructure also were damaged.The Donetsk...
UN News Today 26 August 2025 |
UN rights office calls for justice for journalists killed in GazaThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, is highlighting the need for investigations into the...
Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office
OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the two strikes by Israeli forces on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis now needs to be...