Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on rising casualties in Ukraine
The Security Council holds a rare open briefing on Ukraine at 3pm in New York following days of deadly attacks by Russia on civilian...
UN News Today 20 November 2025 |
Ukraine: Spike in Russian attacks highlights need to extend refugee protections, says UNHCRWe start in Ukraine, where the recent deadly spike in Russian attacks...
Gaza: Displaced Palestinians dealing with the ‘death of dignity’, warns UNICEF
Children’s Fund, UNICEF, highlighted the case of six-year-old twins Yahya and Nabeela who were critically injured by an unexploded remnant of war in the...
Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
Instead, she found herself tied to a man who “changed from being kind to being a monster.” He would beat her “with his bare...
A guiding light in the Amazon: Barcarena’s school proves model of climate resilience |
During his visit to Barcarena in the Amazon basin – a UN-recognized Resilience Hub – the UN’s disaster risk reduction chief, Kamal Kishore, has...
Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
Speaking ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Annalena Baerbock recalled her years as a young trampoline gymnast chasing the Olympic dream – and...
UN News Today 19 November 2025 |
Gaza: ‘death of dignity’ for displaced Palestinians, warns UNICEFThe situation for Gazans and particularly children is still dire as temperatures drop and people return...
UN News Today 18 November 2025 |
Gaza: UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution to end conflictAs UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Monday’s Security Council resolution that paves the way for...
UN Security Council authorizes temporary international force for Gaza
Resolution 2803 (2025) received 13 votes in favour, and none against, with permanent members China and Russia abstaining.The text welcomes the Comprehensive Plan announced...
Gaza: After Security Council breakthrough, agencies highlight youngsters’ plight
“We're very optimistic that the peace plans will improve the situation,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson Ricardo Pires said, briefing reporters in Geneva on...
Flower of Srebrenica takes root at the United Nations
“Our children were murdered just because they bore a different name, they were called differently, and they were Muslim,” said Munira Subašić, President of...
Security Council LIVE: US hails ‘historic and constructive resolution’ on Gaza
The Security Council has passed a US-backed resolution which will establish an international force to restore order in Gaza, protect civilians and open the...
Peacekeepers warn of escalating violations along the Blue Line |
On Sunday, a foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was targeted by an Israeli army Merkava tank positioned inside...
UN aid office pushes for ‘unhindered’ humanitarian access in Sudan
In recent days the Emergency Relief Coordinator has travelled to various parts of the war-torn country and met leaders, frontline responders and survivors of...
UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh
In its response to the verdict, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) reiterated its opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances.Last July, student protests...
Inside the UN’s fight to end cultural heritage trafficking |
Last year, 37,000 stolen cultural objects – including artifacts, artworks, coins, and instruments – were seized by international police agency, Interpol, and law enforcement.The...
Conflict and hunger ‘two faces of the same crisis’, UN deputy chief tells Security...
“This Council's mandate is maintenance of international peace and security, and there can be neither peace where people are starving, nor security where hunger...
Security Council to vote on new Gaza force: Here’s what you need to know
The proposal building on the 20-point US plan is intended to restore security, ensure humanitarian access and begin a sustained process of reconstruction and institutional reform...
UN News Today 17 November 2025 |
Gaza clear-up operation begins with help from UN agenciesWhile the Security Council in New York was expected on Monday to vote on a US-led...
Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’
According to the UN peacekeeping mission, bursts of heavy artillery hit an area just five meters away from the UNIFIL blue helmets, who had...
Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins
Dozens of participants — including UN officials, volunteers, and residents who recently returned from the south of the Strip — took part in the...
Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General
Governments will soon submit letters nominating candidates to lead the 80-year-old organization, whose top post is traditionally rotated among geographical regions – although all...
Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government
The Munduruku, who live primarily in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extractive activities...
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating — a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal...
