PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Standing up for people in crisis |
In the second episode of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, our co-production with OCHA, the UN Humanitarian Office, top UN relief officials explain how the key...
UN News Today 13 August 2024 |
Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displacedSudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject...
Netanyahu defends Israel at UN; says he came ‘to set the record straight’
“I decided to come here to speak for my people, to speak for my country and speak for the truth,” he stated, stressing that...
Over 70 per cent of global labour force working in extreme heat |
Balint Nafradi: Heat is a well-known occupational safety and health risk factor. We know about it since the 1950s, but if you open an...
Focus on the Future: Peace, out |
The risk of the world’s major powers engaging in conflict is at its highest level since the Cold War, and the possibility of nuclear...
UN News Today 14 August 2024 |
Gaza remains at high risk of polio virus spread, warns UNICEFThe risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there’s an urgent action...
Addressing Africa’s debt challenges |
“We need quick reform of the international financial architecture. It simply doesn't work in terms of addressing the financing and the debt challenges that...
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Restoring hope |
In the third episode of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, our mini-series produced in collaboration with the UN Humanitarian Office, OCHA, Daniel Johnson from UN News...
What happened Thursday at UNGA: Gaza crisis tops discussions; Africa pushes for Security Council...
🔵 The day opened with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declaring: “Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop killing children and women...Stop sending weapons to...
UN News Today 15 August 2024 |
Most of Gaza 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chiefAs the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone...
Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country
“A war is being waged by a group of rebels receiving political and logistical support at the local and regional level,” said Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan...
Time to break down barriers to education funding: Gordon Brown |
Education is always the first public spending to be cut in a crisis and the last to be restored, according to the UN Special...
Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum
They articulated a compelling case, highlighting how the legacy of colonialism and its lingering effects have left the continent disproportionately excluded.This exclusion is not...
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Integrity |
In episode four of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, a mini-series produced in collaboration with the UN Humanitarian Office, OCHA, we hear how tough discussions with...
‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister
While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights inspires him, from his student days to being a prime minister, because it speaks of equal rights...
UN News Today 26 September 2024 |
Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agencyA new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at Lebanon’s border with Syria as thousands of...
Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence
In his remarks to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Mr. Leblanc, Haiti’s transitional leader, called for the start of a discussion on the...
‘Nuclear energy safety is a priority’: IAEA chief |
With 70 years of experience in the safe commercial use of nuclear energy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says all countries need to...
Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN
“A collective approach is necessary to assist the Yemeni Government to reinforce its institutional capabilities,” its capacity to address the ongoing economic crisis and...
PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Principles |
For veteran UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, holding the line on impartiality is key in emergencies. And he should know, having served as the...
Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons
The High-Level Meeting was held to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed annually on 26 September. “There should be...
UN News Today 16 August 2024 |
The perpetrators of a deadly rampage through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN...
Abbas dismisses ‘Israeli lies’, tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza
“Palestine will remain ours. And if anyone were to leave, it will be the occupying usurpers,” he declared.He began by highlighting that Palestinians have...
Sudan: Ceasefire critical to reach desperate people following famine declaration |
The international community should act now to prevent widespread famine from taking hold in Sudan, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office in...