UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
The package includes $1.143 billion from donor governments along with a commitment of $355 million from UNHCR’s private sector National partners. This provides the...
The ‘slow onset, silent killer:’ Droughts explained
Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was speaking at the opening of COP16 a major global conference...
Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future
“This year’s International Day...reminds us that we need the leadership of persons with disabilities more than ever,” Mr. Guterres said in his message, emphasising...
Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms
The legitimate protests were dispersed using disproportionate and, in some cases, unnecessary force by the police in the capital, Tbilisi, according to the statement...
Haiti’s children: Crisis demands urgent action
That was the stark message heard during a special session on Monday convened by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where UN officials and...
Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before world court
1.What are the hearings about?The hearings broadly concern the obligations of States with respect to climate change and the legal consequences of these obligations....
UN News Today 02 December 2024 |
Gaza: organized looting forces UN agency for Palestinian refugees to pause relief deliveriesDeliveries of desperately needed food and other supplies into Gaza have had...
The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
Speaking at a ministerial conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza, convened in Cairo by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed...
Live updates: UN tackles desertification, drought and land regeneration
People around the world are facing devastating consequences as the land that supports livelihoods, helps to regulate climate and protect biodiversity becomes increasingly degraded...
UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in northwest Syria
The alarm comes amid a sharp escalation in fighting in the Aleppo Governorate, spreading to parts of Idleb and Hama governorates and leaving the...
What’s desertification? Experts hopeful devastating trend can be reversed
On 2 December, countries from around the world will meet in Riyadh under the auspices of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, (UNCCD) to...
Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire
The 13th and possibly last mission under Brazil’s Operation Cedar Roots carried 150 passengers, including elderly persons and children, back to safety. For many,...
UN News Today 29 November 2024 |
Sudan: aid deliveries at risk from escalating fighting in El FasherIn Sudan, escalating fighting in El Fasher in the west of the country is...
UN News Today 28 November 2024 |
Gains in tackling HIV/AIDS are being held back because people’s human rights are being ignored, warns UNAIDSDespite huge progress in ending AIDS, the world...
‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan
“There was a strong call for peace, putting an end to violence and conflict, and calls for diversity and fighting against discrimination,” said the...
Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’
“It is a moment of great importance, especially for the civilians who were paying an enormous price for the fact that this conflict is...
UN News Today 27 November 2024 |
Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return homeAs the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday, UN humanitarians committed to supporting people...
World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in...
A Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was among multiple civilians killed in the incident, OCHA said in a news release. The attack also...
Protecting human rights is key to ending the AIDS pandemic: UN report |
Stigma, discrimination, and punitive laws are hindering progress in global efforts to stamp out HIV and AIDS.Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December,...
2/3 of digital content creators do not fact-check, UNESCO survey reveals
The findings come at a critical moment when social media influencers have become primary sources of news and cultural information for global audiences, yet...
Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home
"Immediately after the ceasefire came into force at 4am, residents of south Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa (valley) began their...
UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that the agreement “can put an end to the violence, destruction and...
UN report reveals widespread restrictions on media freedom in Afghanistan
The joint report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, documented 336 cases of human rights violations...
Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers
Lisa Doughten was addressing Ambassadors at a Council briefing on preventing and responding to attacks against humanitarian and UN personnel, in line with resolution...
