The world has the tools to end Haiti’s crisis – it’s time to use...
“I often feel that I cannot even find words any longer to describe the situation. Is it alarming, is it acute, is it urgent?...
Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists
“I condemn the killing of journalists Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Al-Khaldi and call for a thorough...
UN News Today 12 August 2025 |
Rights report reveals ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence and other crimes in MyanmarUN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in military-run detention facilities in Myanmar...
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or are doing so at...
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise
The reporters – five of whom worked for the Al Jazeera media network – were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza City the...
Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
Keeping sea routes safe today while also addressing emerging challenges was the focus of a debate in the UN Security Council on Monday which...
UN News Today 11 August 2025 |
Gaza: UN rights office condemns killing of Palestinian journalistsThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza...
Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their...
‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation...
Two top UN officials warned that the Israeli cabinet’s green light this week for a fresh offensive aimed at gaining total military control of...
Gaza: Nothing could have prepared me for the level of devastation I witnessed |
In Gaza, women and girls have been bearing the brunt of the catastrophic humanitarian situation for the past 22 months. In addition to the...
Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
“We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated and constrained by geography to recognizing...
Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures.Without proper safeguards, AI risks harming Indigenous rights through inequitable distribution...
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...
Sudan: You can run – but we will find you, militias warn terrified civilians
“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam , armed people would threaten them while they were in flight, saying...
UN News Today 08 August 2025 |
Israeli plan to take military control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chiefThe UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that...
Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights...
“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the...
Feeding Haiti, a big problem that needs smaller, local solutions |
Some 1.3 million people displaced. 5.7 million people not getting enough food. How do you even begin to conceive of the magnitude of Haiti’s...
Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
In July alone, nearly 12,000 children under five were identified as acutely malnourished out of 136,000 screened, according to aid partners. Of these, more than...
Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
Over the past decade, a growing body of evidence has highlighted the widespread impact of mistreatment and the necessity of placing respectful care at...
Female-led households bear the brunt on Sudan’s brutal frontlines |
In Sudan, as violent conflict between forces of the Sudanese military and their rival Rapid Support Forces militia rages for its third year, women...
UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warning of a deteriorating...
Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
Extreme temperatures caused approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths annually between 2000 and 2019, with 36 per cent occurring in Europe and 45 per cent in...
Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
Operating within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the group aims to amplify their voices in global climate talks, where their distinct...
UN News Today 07 August 2025 |
In Gaza, hospitals are ‘at near-total collapse’ and staff are overwhelmedExhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of...
