Independent investigators take on ‘titanic’ mission to find Syria’s missing |
Tens of thousands of people went missing under the Assad dictatorship in Syria during more than five decades of systematic repression and forced disappearances.In...
Security Council urged to stand firm as Bosnia and Herzegovina faces deepening crisis
High Representative Christian Schmidt briefed on latest developments surrounding implementation of the 1995 General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ended...
UN News Today 06 May 2025 |
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’The Israeli proposal to deliver aid supplies through hubs controlled by the military would...
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’
“It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we have warned against that for a very long time. Aid should...
More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
The study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that they can be responsible for a dramatic reduction in life expectancy in both rich...
World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in South Sudan and Ukraine, World Court rejects...
According to the UN relief coordination office (OCHA), the hospital in Old Fangak was struck early Saturday, killing seven civilians and injuring at least...
Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive
“This will inevitably lead to countless more civilians killed and the further destruction of Gaza,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, responding to a...
UN News Today 05 May 2025 |
Israel aid blockade on Gaza caused stillbirths and rising miscarriagesThe ongoing near-total aid blockade on Gaza by Israel has created numerous dangers for pregnant...
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
FMD is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and various wild species. Europe is currently facing its worst...
Ukraine: Immunisation challenges continue amid conflict, WHO says |
Following the COVID-19 pandemic – which disrupted immunisation efforts around the world – data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows Ukraine made remarkable progress...
Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that the Secretary-General “has been monitoring with alarm the reports of violence in the suburbs of Damascus...
Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship
“Amidst spiraling conflict, climate chaos, growing divisions, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, a free press is more vital than ever,” said Volker Türk.Furthermore, “the media...
UN News Today 02 May 2025 |
Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvationTwo months into Israel’s devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and...
WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
“We are living through the greatest disruption to global health financing in memory,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.He cautioned that abrupt withdrawals...
‘If you want to make your country great again, don’t retreat from the world’:...
UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Tom Fletcher has been forced to make “brutal cuts” to his organization, as major donors in the rich world slash...
Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo
And with nearly seven million people forcibly displaced by violence since advances by M23 rebels earlier this year, the DRC is facing one of...
UN News Today 01 May 2025 |
UN relief chief warns of devasting impact of aid cutsThe UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has strongly criticized sweeping funding cuts to humanitarian operations globally,...
Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026
The announcement came from UN culture agency (UNESCO) on Wednesday, as this year’s day was being celebrated in the capital of the United Arab...
UN News Today 30 April 2025 |
Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chiefHumanitarian operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping cutbacks to lifesaving funding which...
‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says
Imran Riza made the appeal following a visit to Bint Jbeil and Tyre districts on Tuesday.“What I saw in South Lebanon was both depressing...
Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief
Addressing a Security Council debate on Tuesday, António Guterres said the Middle East stands at a critical crossroads.“The promise of a two-State solution is...
World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost...
“This morning, he spoke separately by telephone with Muhammad Shebaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and he also spoke...
Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval
The High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries (MICs), held on 28 and 29 April, was attended by senior representatives from 24 MICs, many of which...
UN News Today 29 April 2025 |
Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockadeThe biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has...
