Women and Girls of African Descent continue to face the double burden of racism...
Around the world, women and girls of African Descent continue to face the double burden of racism and sexism, often navigating systemic barriers that...
Women and girls of African descent: celebrating contributions, recognizing challenges
It recognizes their immense contributions to society but also acknowledges the challenges they face due to the double burden of racism and sexism.Although woman...
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from...
World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across...
The dispute dates to 1953 when France first mapped the border, but tensions resurfaced in May after the death of a Cambodian soldier in...
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
At the end of the conference on Wednesday, Member States adopted a Ministerial Declaration by a vote of 154-2-2, with the United States and...
‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), said that is what one of its workers told him...
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to...
These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest and detention, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the...
Deep-sea mining global regulations under discussion as US forges ahead alone |
Regulations to govern the exploration and extraction of rare earth minerals on the seabed of international waters are being hammered out by the UN’s...
Global collaboration grows to address crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan
Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, said the OIC remains an “indispensable” partner in efforts to...
UN News Today 24 July 2025 |
Gazans ‘are neither dead nor alive’ but ‘walking corpses’: UNRWAOne in five children in Gaza City suffers from malnutrition and cases are rising daily,...
Data and slums: ‘Evaluation is the way to speak truth to power’ |
Over one billion people live in slums and informal settlements globally, with that number expected to triple by 2050. And yet, in official data...
Syria: Second convoy brings critical aid to Sweida
Deadly sectarian violence has displaced more than 145,000 people in the southern city, some of whom have fled to neighbouring Dar’a and Rural Damascus...
Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of 2025, funding shortfalls are jeopardising such...
UN News Today 23 July 2025 |
UN agency sounds the alarm over ‘catastrophic birth outcomes’ in GazaIn Gaza, severe food deprivation, a shattered healthcare system, and immense psychological stress are...
Gender equality key to achieving global development goals: rights expert |
Greater political will is needed to change patriarchal norms in the face of the backlash against gender equality, an independent expert appointed by the...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Debate on the situation in the Middle East
The Security Council meets today for its quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on the worsening crisis...
‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
The report, to be released later this month, reveals how between 2020 and 2024, the world experienced a dramatic increase in food prices driven...
Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila
The aim is to increase assistance for communities over the next three months, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said...
UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency
“I deeply regret President Donald Trump's decision to once again withdraw the United States of America from UNESCO,” Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the Paris-based...
UN News Today 22 July 2025 |
Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker is detainedIn Gaza, babies now have to wear plastic bags instead of nappies because...
Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now
At a time when the international community seeks to regulate the rich tapestry of the planet’s ocean floors while countries and corporations speed towards...
‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to...
This is the only sustainable path to global security, he told ministers at a high-level open debate of the Security Council on Tuesday.The Secretary-General...
Gaza: UN health agency pledges to stay and deliver despite attacks |
The World Health Organization (WHO) has repeated its call for the release of an employee detained by the Israeli military following attacks on a...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: High-level debate on peaceful settlements of dispute
The UN Security Council meets today for a high-level open debate on Promoting International Peace and Security through Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes,...
