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    UN calls on Taliban to end repressive policies

    Adopted with 116 votes in favour, 12 abstentions and 2 against (Israel and United States), the resolution highlighted the multifaceted crises confronting Afghanistan nearly...

    UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate

    The situation is particularly dire in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, which has witnessed some of the worst episodes of the...

    Sudan: UN warns of soaring displacement and looming floods

    At Tuesday’s regular briefing at the UN Headquarters, in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric relayed warnings from the UN Office for the Coordination of...

    Guterres welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda

    The accord is “a significant step towards de-escalation, peace and stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,”...

    Guterres welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda

    The accord is “a significant step towards de-escalation, peace and stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,”...

    Myanmar human rights crisis deepens as aid collapses, attacks intensify

    In a stark briefing to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described a country gripped by...

    Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’

    Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development, the Secretary-General said that...

    UN Peace Building Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict

    They shared their experiences at an event this week at UN Headquarters to mark 20 years of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).The intergovernmental advisory body...

    Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation

    Israel began targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran last Friday, prompting a barrage of retaliatory strikes on Israeli cities.“The UN human rights office...

    Yemen at breaking point as UN envoy urges action to end suffering

    Speaking via videoconference, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said the country remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis.“Yemen is so...

    Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

    The development follows serious warnings from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this week that inspectors have been unable to determine whether...

    UN hails new era of cooperation over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile – but concerns...

    The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the country’s chemical weapons once...

    SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: US vetoes new resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, unconditional release...

    The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which called for an immediate,...

    Gaza: UN relief chief welcomes growing support for aid teams to resume vital work

    “We value the support of more and more Member States who are joining our call: Let us work,” Mr. Fletcher said, his comments coinciding...

    Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA...

    Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that aid distribution “has become a death trap,” citing reports from international medical staff on the ground...

    ‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes...

    “Russian armed forces have committed the crimes against humanity of murder and the war crimes of attacking civilians, through a months-long pattern of drone...

    Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians

    Sigrid Kaag, interim UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said that the man-made crisis unfolding in Gaza has plunged civilians into...

    UN aid teams plead for access amid reports Gazans shot collecting food

    Unverified footage from Rafah where the privately-run but Israeli military-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is based showed scenes of panic with crowds of people rushing...

    UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine

    According to the UN mission, the overnight assault from Saturday into Sunday – one of the largest of its kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion...

    Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine

    The preparatory session brought together UN Member States to align expectations and finalise arrangements for eight thematic roundtables that will help shape the conference’s...

    Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert

    “These ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure are putting lives at risk, worsening the humanitarian crisis, and violating basic human rights,” said Radhouane Nouicer, the...

    At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

    António Guterres told leaders meeting in the Iraqi capital that “the region and the world face trials and tests on all fronts,” starting with...

    GAZA LIVE: Security Council to meet on aid crisis amid ‘critical risk of famine’...

    The Security Council is set to meet this afternoon at 3 PM in New York to discuss the deepening crisis in Gaza, where humanitarians...

    As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeeping

    Addressing the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in the German capital, the Secretary-General told dozens of ministers from more than 130 countries that peacekeepers remain key to...