Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns
“The fires of conflicts are raging the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza, and in Lebanon. And the heat is being felt in Syria too...
‘Trauma that echoes across generations’: UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence
The mandate was established through Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) which called for appointing a Special Representative to lead UN efforts to address rape...
Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on 23 September forced nearly 120,000 people to flee their homes within a week, according to UNHCR.As of 20 October, that...
UN News Today 23 October 2024 |
UNRWA staffer killed as key polio campaign is suspended for north GazaAt least one staff member with the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees in...
Children of Lebanon need peace, stresses UNICEF official |
Around 890 children have been injured in the past year in Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Health, with 75 per cent...
Rights defenders integral to achieving sustainable development, UN expert says |
From women activists feeding thousands of vulnerable families amid the brutal war in Sudan, to young Bangladeshis working to stamp out child marriage, human...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: UN to brief ambassadors on Haiti crisis
The UN Security Council is due to be briefed at the top of the hour on the overlapping crises which have beset Haiti in...
UN News Today 22 October 2024 |
‘Smell of death is everywhere’ in northern GazaThe head of the UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in...
‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon
“Late last night, hundreds of people were reportedly displaced in Beirut and across the country following Israeli displacement orders identifying a social finance network...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
In a speech delivered during the inauguration of the renovated Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the building’s historic and symbolic importance...
Azerbaijan all set to host world’s top climate change forum |
UN News: Vladanka, very glad to have you in our studio! COP29 is just a couple of weeks away. Is Baku ready to host...
UN News Today 21 October 2024 |
Israel still preventing aid missions to northern Gaza: UNRWA chiefIsraeli authorities continue to deny humanitarian missions from reaching the north of Gaza with critical...
UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
Life has become “impossible” for civilians trapped in the north amid repeated orders to move and severely limited access to essential humanitarian supplies, leaving...
First Person: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home, practices on the beach in the Al-Mawasi...
UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute...
Lebanon: The challenge of helping 1.2 million people uprooted by war |
There are now 1.2 million internally displaced people in Lebanon because of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict which has created a new humanitarian crisis that UN...
Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
“Although he does not comment on events of this nature, the Secretary-General is interested that this now leads to an immediate ceasefire, the immediate...
UN News Today 18 October 2024 |
Many Palestinians hope Hamas leader’s death will end conflict, says UN aid agencyMany Palestinians hope that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will...
Lebanon: Drone brought down by UNIFIL ship as cross-border fire intensifies
Following standard protocol, electronic countermeasures were used to bring down the so far unidentified uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), according to UN spokesperson Farhan Haq...
‘Political parties must look at the human rights framework’: Türk |
As crises mount, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has told UN News there needs to be greater openness and accountability,...
UN News Today 17 October 2024 |
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warA first case of highly infectious cholera virus has been detected in northern Lebanon, raising fears that...
Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger
Figures from the global IPC food security initiative show that 133,000 people – or 6 per cent of the enclave’s population – are already...
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact tracing and water sampling.
The...