‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told
Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General with UN aid coordination office OCHA, and Gilles Michaud, head of the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) were speaking...
UN chief strongly condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic
A statement from the UN Spokesperson’s Office on behalf of António Guterres said the peacekeeper had been killed on Friday by so-far unknown assailants...
Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks
And as supplies of food, medicine and other supplies run low, aid teams are increasingly concerned about growing anxiety in bread lines outside the enclave’s remaining...
Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis
The UN agency has swiftly mobilized additional resources to address but the sharp rise in refugee numbers has put immense pressure on all assistance...
UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions
Addressing a high-level open debate in the Security Council, he called for urgent reforms to make peacekeeping more adaptable to today’s increasingly complex security...
Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapse
The Caribbean island nation is facing humanitarian, economic and political crises in addition to the break-down of law and order.In the last week, three...
Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria
In a video message to the conference Standing with Syria: Meeting the Needs for a Successful Transition, organized by the European Union in Brussels,...
‘Brighter future hangs in the balance’ in Syria after 14 years of war
The announcement comes as Syria marks 14 years since peaceful protests were met with brutal repression, igniting a conflict that has displaced millions and...
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, warned that political engagement with the Taliban has yielded little...
Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres
Speaking at the emergency summit of Arab nations on the situation in the Middle East and Gaza reconstruction in Cairo, António Guterres welcomed Arab-led...
Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain rampant, as is the looting and destruction of civilian homes and businesses,” said Patrick...
Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire
“The past six weeks have provided a fragile but vital reprieve, offering a measure of relief to both Palestinians and Israelis,” said the UN...
‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
Using small tools and his bare hands, he sifts through mounds of twisted debris and dirt to try and unearth belongings and important paperwork...
Police units need strong support says UN peacekeeping chief
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Peace Operations chief, emphasised that UN Police are critical to sustaining peace, operating in increasingly difficult...
DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels move in
In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies...
UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
A note to media correspondents was released by the UN on Sunday, a day after the release of three Israeli hostages from Gaza, in...
DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns
“The frontline is getting closer to Kavumu Airport,” warned Bruno Lemarquis on Wednesday.Following the fall of regional capital Goma, in North Kivu, at the...
Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’
He was addressing the opening of the latest session of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,...
Clock ticking on South Sudan’s transition, Security Council hears
Signed in 2018 to end years of conflict, the Revitalized Peace Agreement, initially set a three-year timeline for elections and the formation of a...
Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds
Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed and more than 2,213 injured in the past year,...
DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council holds emergency meeting
Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning on the heels of...
In Syria, top UN envoy highlights international backing for political transition
Special Envoy Geir Pedersen is on his second visit to Syria since 8 December, and told reporters in Damascus he had engaged with a...
Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence
The ceasefire and hostage release agreement, which took effect on Sunday allowed some displaced residents to return, but hundreds of thousands across the Gaza...
Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’
António Guterres addressed the Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle East for the year, held against the backdrop of Sunday’s temporary ceasefire in...
