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    GAZA LIVE: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding unrestricted flow of aid

    The United States vetoed a draft resolution in the Security Council on Thursday put forward by its 10 non-permanent members demanding an immediate, unconditional...

    UN hails Colombia’s first convictions under transitional justice measures as ‘crucial milestone’

    “After decades of atrocity upon atrocity, these convictions represent a fundamental step in the fight against impunity in Colombia and in fulfilling the rights...

    Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation; UNICEF

    The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza City, ordering residents to leave the area.Speaking from...

    IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation

    He stressed that their support for the non-proliferation regime, the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), and the IAEA, is crucial.“I urge Member States to recommit...

    General Assembly endorses New York Declaration on two-State solution between Israel and Palestine

    The New York Declaration is the outcome of an international conference held in July at UN Headquarters, organized by France and Saudi Arabia, which...

    Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’

    In a statement, António Guterres spoke out against what he called a “flagrant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and territorial integrity. He insisted that all parties...

    Peacekeeping: A lifeline for millions seeking a ‘future without fear’

    Governments and civil society organizations have so far submitted more than 60 contributions to a review process mandated under the Pact for the Future,...

    World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake latest, sexual violence in Haiti, WHO medicines update,...

    The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter and other lifesaving provisions...

    Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit: Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism

    The Eurasian bloc, comprising 10 member states, is the world’s largest regional organization by population and geography.Mr. Guterres told leaders that “we are moving...

    Sudan: Guterres calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, deplores ‘relentless’ militia attacks

    António Guterres said he was “appalled by the relentless attacks” by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on the North Darfur state capital, UN...

    Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital

    At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus said in a tweet.Fifty other people...

    Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage

    “I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On the way home, I looked up and saw a rocket heading towards me. I...

    Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics

    At the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, a small child, Maryam Abu Alba, is crying in pain. “The neighbour’s house was bombed, and their...

    UN highlights need for peaceful resolution, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet on...

    The UN is stressing that any peace effort or deal must be consistent with the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for Ukraine’s...

    Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

    On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) discovered rocket launchers, rocket shells, mortar rounds, bomb fuses...

    Yemen: ‘Regional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace,’ Security Council hears

    Yemen continues to be one of the world’s most food-insecure countries following over 12 years of war between the Saudi-backed coalition supporting the internationally...

    First Person: Echoes of war as aid arrives in Syria’s historical city

    Eleonora Servino was on the first UN aid convoy to Suweida, which saw a recent escalation of violence that left many dead and thousands...

    World News in Brief: Sudan’s agony continues, Colombian presidential candidate dies, the world celebrates...

    The Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, warned on Monday that over 60 people reportedly died...

    Security Council voices deep concern over deadly escalation in Syria’s Sweida region

    Unrest began on 12 July when mutual kidnappings escalated into armed conflict between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes, drawing in Syrian security forces.The violence...

    SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip

    The UN Security Council is meeting in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its military operation inside the Gaza Strip...

    ‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,’ UN chief tells mayors in Nagasaki

    Inspired by the hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings at the end of World War Two who turned their suffering into a powerful appeal...

    UN official decries deadly Ukraine strikes, urges return to diplomacy

    Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), renewed the call...

    Haiti: More than 1,500 killed between April and June

    Between the beginning of April and the end of June, armed violence in Haiti has killed 1,520 people and injured 609 more, according to...

    Gaza: ‘No one should ever be forced to risk their life to find food,’...

    The months-long deprivation of most life-sustaining basic goods has led to a deepening of the crisis.  More than 100 people were killed, and hundreds...