With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine and beyond, UN chief launches rights protection pledge
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva at the start of its first high-level session of the year, the UN chief insisted that any...
Call for an Expression of Interest: Tana High-Level Forum on Security, Annual Book Launch
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Call for an Expression of Interest: Tana High-Level Forum on Security, Annual Book Launch
The Tana High-Level Forum on Security...
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Resolution must be implemented: UN chief
Reacting immediately after the vote, Secretary-General António Guterres said on X that the long-awaited resolution must be implemented;...
Gaza: Starvation claiming a growing number of young lives, warns UN
“The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X,...
Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks
“We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and...
UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends
In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and national personnel of the United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in...
Ukraine war, ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ian Borg briefed ambassadors during their annual meeting on cooperation between the UN and the regional body, which is comprised of 57...
Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs
Charles Birch, known as Mungo, was working with his team in Gaza long before the 7 October conflict, clearing unexploded munitions from the occupied...
World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo,...
Findings from the recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis indicate an alarming 19 per cent increase in the number of children estimated to...
UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock
This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since Israel began a military offensive in the Gaza Strip following last October’s...
Gaza: Aid missions constantly under threat, warns UN humanitarian chief
Six Palestinians are believed to have died in the Gaza City incident and 83 more were wounded as they waited for aid trucks to...
Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks
Council members urged the armed gangs to “immediately cease their destabilizing actions” and reiterated the call for the “perpetrators of these abhorrent acts to...
Diplomacy and national leadership crucial in preventing war, Security Council hears
The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for better prevention measures to save lives and boost development, amid a...
Palestinian request for UN membership in spotlight amid fears for Rafah invasion
At the same time, a full six months since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel prompted an unprecedented Israeli military response, former residents of Khan...
Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people they are trying...
UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces
According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity.
“Almost every...
11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms
The northeast African country is already in the grip of the world's largest displacement crisis, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, noted.
Fighting between the...
The postponement of the 11th Tana Forum
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The postponement of the 11th Tana Forum
Dear Tana Forum partners, colleagues and families,
It is with regret that the Tana...
New Additions to Tana Forum Board and Committee
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New Additions to Tana Forum Board and Committee
The Tana Forum Secretariat is pleased to announce the latest addition of...
Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to journalists in New York, briefing them on developments in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
He said...
‘Step back from the brink,’ to avert full-scale Middle East conflict, says UN chief
“It is vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East...Now is the time...
We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat...
“The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he pledged to keep pushing “for the removal...
Call for an Expression of Interest to develop the Tana Forum Papers
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Call for an Expression of Interest to develop the Tana Forum Papers
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Development of the ‘’Tana Papers’’...
The postponement of the 11th Tana Forum
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The postponement of the 11th Tana Forum
Dear Tana Forum partners, participants and friends,
The 11th Tana High-Level Forum on Security...
