From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
Of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict globally, 85 million children are completely out of school. The figures are “unprecedented,” Helena Murseli,...
From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life
But now, parts of the land have been restored. Crops are beginning to flourish and bees are buzzing around once again.The people responsible for...
World News in Brief: Haiti funding cuts bite, civilian suffering intensifies in Myanmar, Belarus...
Ongoing violence is compounding the country’s food crisis, disrupting local food production in critical areas such as the commune of Kenscoff and the Artibonite...
Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza
In the past three months, a third of Gaza’s population (714,000 people) have been forced to move once again, separating families and dismantling local...
Youth seize the day in new food production report |
Collective action can take many forms – cooperatives, for example. But for the millions of youth engaged in agrifood systems, sometimes Instagram or TikTok...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Aid must go where needs are greatest’ in Gaza, urges UN...
The UN Security Council is meeting on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where fresh Israeli evacuation orders have uprooted tens of thousands amid...
UN News Today 16 July 2025 |
UNICEF condemns mass killings in Sudan’s North KordofanFurther details of mass killings over the weekend in Sudan’s North Kordofan have emerged, with reports indicating...
Sudan: UNICEF condemns weekend attacks that killed 35 children
At least 24 boys, 11 girls and two pregnant women reportedly were among the victims of the violence, which occurred over the weekend in...
Scores killed in Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies
Amid ongoing communication disruptions in the area, confirming the exact civilian death toll remains difficult, but reports indicate that at least 300 people –...
Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps...
However, persistent nutritional gaps and mounting environmental pressures reveal a complex path ahead, according to a new study by the UN Food and Agriculture...
UN News Today 15 July 2025 |
Gaza: Nearly 900 confirmed dead trying to fetch food in recent weeksNearly 900 people have been killed in Gaza in recent weeks trying to fetch...
Security Council renews UN’s Haiti mission amid spiralling crises
By adopting resolution 2785, the Council renewed the authorization of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), reaffirming support for a Haitian-led solution to...
World News in Brief: Inter-ethnic violence in Syria, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, global information security
The violence erupted two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus.The incident marks the latest episode of sectarian bloodshed...
‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track
The UN’s key Sustainable Development Goals Report released Monday by Secretary-General António Guterres, chronicles both progress and setbacks – showing that the world has...
UN News Today 14 July 2025 |
Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for waterThe head of UN child rights agency, UNICEF, called on Monday for Israel to review its...
Reforming the global health system, one bowl of spaghetti at a time |
The current global health system, which has achieved “tremendous” gains over the past decades, is a bit like a bowl of spaghetti, according to...
WHO urges roll-out of first long-acting HIV prevention jab
Injectable lenacapavir – LEN, for short – is a highly effective, long-acting antiretroviral alternative to daily oral pills and other shorter-acting options, according to...
UN-backed labour standards at risk as tariff uncertainty grows
Threatened or actual tariff increases are largely focused on taxing imports into the United States and will make the products made by factories outside...
UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development...
The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in June in Nice, France,...
Lifesaver: Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
The study, conducted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with Australia’s Burnet Institute, and published in the authoritative British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global...
Gazans dying in search of food, ‘starkest illustration’ of their desperation
“The fact that people are now dying every day trying to get food, I think is the starkest illustration of how desperate the situation...
UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
According to news reports, the Yemen-based rebel group – which has been battling the internationally-recognised Government for control of the country since the early...
Desperate Afghan refugees return to an unfamiliar home
The agency is calling for calm and cooperation to provide a dignified path forward for millions of displaced Afghans.More than 1.6 million Afghans have...
UN News Today 11 July 2025 |
Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fedFollowing the deaths of several children in an Israeli strike on Palestinians while waiting in line for nutritional...
