Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief
“This is not just a crisis, it is a poly-crisis affecting every sector, from health and nutrition to water, education and protection,” Catherine Russell,...
UN News Today 13 March 2025 |
Human Rights Council probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN...
Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of...
“Israel has increasingly employed sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians as part of a broader effort to undermine their right...
‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
During the event, held as part of the Commission on the Status of Women, the world’s biggest gender equality conference, delegates from the region outlined...
UN News Today 12 March 2025 |
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, organised crime benefitsPrices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug...
Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters, in New York, Mr. Guterres emphasised that the reforms are not just about internal processes but aimed at...
Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
One kilogramme of opium cost $750 last year, up from $75 just three years ago, compensating sellers for the loss in overall production and...
World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan’s healthcare...
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said that 111 people have been confirmed dead so far.Media reports indicate the true death toll may...
In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and...
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, underscored the need for humanitarian aid to...
UN News Today 11 March 2025 |
Syria’s Alawite families summarily executed in ongoing clashes, warns UN rights officeDays of violence against Syria’s mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary...
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...
UN News Today 10 March 2025 |
Amid escalating violence in Syria, aid teams work to reach civilians in dangerIn Syria, humanitarians reiterated deep concerns on Monday that hundreds of people...
Syria: Children among the dead amid reports of mass killings and looting
According to Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East, a six-month-old baby was among at least 13 children reported to have been...
Syrian conflict leaves ‘devastating legacy’ of landmines |
Explosive ordnance continues to claim lives across Syria, with more than 500 people killed or reported injured since December, according to the UN Mine Action...
Ukrainian war means that for many, life begins in an air-raid shelter |
Dangerously high stress levels and widespread mental health challenges continue to take a devastating toll on civilians in Ukraine, particularly on women and girls,...
Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter...
Lebanon: ‘No one can prepare you for the loss of a child’
By the time a ceasefire began last November ending the devastating war in Lebanon between Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli military, more than 4,000...
UN News Today 07 March 2025 |
DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to BurundiThe aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Post-Assad Syria faces critical test over eliminating chemical weapons
Briefing ambassadors, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, welcomed steps taken by the country’s new authorities to engage with the Organisation for...
Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation
According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in the next six months, according to its latest survey.
UNHCR spokesperson...
Zimbabwe: probe ongoing for missing activist Itai Dzamara |
Zimbabwe’s human rights record has been in the spotlight at the UN.
In a scheduled review of the country this week, the government responded to...
Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream
The pushback against gender equality is one of the findings in a major report from UN Women, the UN agency for gender equality, on...
LIVE UPDATES: Women’s Day around the world
International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and cause for celebrations around the world. Join us as...
UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises
The UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said that more than 300 million people urgently need assistance.But funding has been falling annually, and this...
