World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan,...
In an alert from the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency said that half a million people “are on the brink of famine”, a claim backed...
From dough to dough: Bahraini chefs rise with sweet, spicy success
What started as a simple joy of making cookies for family and friends soon blossomed into Brown Sugar, a brand that embodies both her...
UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
In his regular daily briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that ongoing delays, bottlenecks at holding points and interference in the loading process at...
Returning home to Somalia with grey hair and a desire to give back |
An education specialist who left Somalia as a child when the civil war broke out in 1991 has now returned to support the Ministry...
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning...
So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people across 31 countries. These figures are underestimates and there is particular concern for those...
UN News Today 15 August 2025 |
Treaty to tackle plastic pollution adjourns without consensus in GenevaA legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved to be beyond the grasp of...
UN News Today 14 August 2025 |
Türk: Peru amnesty law is an ‘affront’ to victims of country’s warThe UN’s top human rights official Volker Türk on Thursday described Peru’s amnesty...
UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict
According to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, both State and non-State actors were responsible for violations in 21 countries,...
‘Hell on earth’: Desperation in Haiti as human rights violations abound |
People in Haiti are living through “hell on earth,” according to William O’Neill, the UN’s designated expert on human rights in Haiti. Armed gangs...
UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
The 26-year conflict, from 1983 to 2009, pitted Government forces against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) – more commonly referred to...
Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Council members said the step posed “a direct threat to Sudan’s territorial integrity” and could fragment the country,...
UN News Today 13 August 2025 |
Türk: Sri Lanka must seize opportunity to ‘break with entrenched impunity’The UN’s top human rights official Volker Türk on Wednesday welcomed the Government of...
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
These young deaths are “the latest in the war on children and childhood in Gaza,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA,...
How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
From mislabeled fish to hidden additives, deceptive practices are threatening livelihoods, food safety, and trust in what ends up on our plates.Now, a new...
Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
“Sports give me a sense of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my right to play sports and exposes me to...
Sudan: UN ‘deeply alarmed’ by major attack on besieged El Fasher
Monday’s attack left 40 civilians dead and 19 injured within Abu Shouk, according to humanitarian partners. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that...
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...
