UN nuclear watchdog highlights Iran, Syria and Ukraine as key global tests
Presenting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the General Assembly, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the past year underscored the importance...
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s...
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped, people being mutilated and...
‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
“What we need now are notebooks, books, and pens. We want to get our lives back”, said one young Palestinian girl, Sham Al-Abd.She now...
Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’ in Sudan
Sudan stands at the epicentre of one of the world’s “most severe” humanitarian crises, according to the UN.Over 30 million people now need urgent...
Security Council LIVE: Gaza ceasefire, aid crisis dominates agenda as ambassadors meet on the...
The UN Security Council meets at the top of the hour in New York to debate the Middle East, with Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special...
Green light for Gang Suppression Force tells Haitians ‘they are not alone’, Security Council...
Addressing ambassadors for the first time as head of the UN office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu addressed the continuing gang violence and...
Security Council renews Haiti sanctions
The sanctions regime was established in 2022 and includes a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo.Panama and the United States drafted the resolution,...
World News in Brief: Airstrikes in Lebanon, hope in CAR, a call to ban...
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents on Friday at the daily briefing this includes mortar shells and damaged rockets.Since the latest cessation of hostilities...
Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in...
Haiti is facing an acute security crisis as rival gangs fight for control of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas while terrorizing local communities...
UN condemns Madagascar military takeover, urges return to constitutional order
“The Secretary-General condemns the unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar and calls for the return to constitutional order and the rule of law,” UN...
Funding crisis forces deep cuts to UN peacekeeping missions
The crisis, which UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix described as “more daunting than ever,” follows the partial non-payment of assessed contributions – the mandatory...
UN welcomes Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire | UN News
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire between the two sides announced on Wednesday following a week of...
5.7 million people face food insecurity in Haiti
In its recent analysis, the IPC, a UN-backed index measuring hunger and malnutrition in global hotspots, found that 5.7 million Haitians are facing a...
Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release
As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could end the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday...
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar
“The Secretary-General has been closely following the situation in Madagascar and is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and destruction of property...
Syria’s search for truth is a ‘collective effort’, top UN investigator says
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP), headed by Karla Quintana, was created to address one of the conflict’s most painful legacies,...
Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
“These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries, of a total of over 167,300 people injured since October 2023,” said...
Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher
“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the...
UN Security Council approves new ‘suppression force’ for Haiti amid spiralling gang violence
The resolution – co-penned by Panama and the United States, and backed by dozens of countries in the region and beyond – was adopted...
World News in Brief: El Fasher siege latest, shock at Michigan church attack, violent...
Briefing reporters in New York on Monday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the RSF militia’s grip is tightening on the last government-held redoubt, with...
Israeli settlement activity accelerates in the West Bank, Security Council told
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed on the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on implementation of Council resolution 2334...
World News in Brief: New declaration on NCDs and mental health, Khartoum shelter crisis,...
The text, negotiated over five months, will go before the General Assembly for approval in just a few weeks’ time.
It was adopted at a...
UN warns time running out for families with terrorist ties stranded in Syria camps
This urgent humanitarian and security situation threatens stability in the region and beyond, but the political transition underway in Syria could provide an opportunity...
AI must not decide humanity’s fate, UN chief warns Security Council
“AI is no longer a distant horizon – it is here, transforming daily life, the information space, and the global economy at breathtaking speed,”...