UN News Today 24 January 2025
Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More…
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Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision…
UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in…
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
Intensifying hostilities on the outskirts of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic…
UN News Today 23 January 2025
Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs – UNOPSWest Bank: UN…
Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken an historic step towards addressing the “unacceptable” systemic…
Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’
The country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free following a nearly century-long fight to combat…
UN News Today 22 January 2025
At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion…
UN News Today 21 January 2025
UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza…
West Bank: Greater freedom of movement, ‘extremely critical’
Freedom of movement is “massively restricted” in the West Bank, having a major impact on…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday…
What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and…
UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers
A UN independent human rights expert on Tuesday called for an end to Russia’s severe…
UN News Today 20 January 2025
Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s…
Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed annually around the…
Dignity for migrants should be our guiding light, insists ‘Cabrini’ film star
‘Cabrini’ film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight…
UN News Today 17 January 2025
600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World…
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High…
UN News Today 16 January 2025
Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or…
WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people…
UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and…
UN News Today 15 January 2025
‘Hope rooted in action’ with UN at centre will propel humanity forward in 2025, insists…
UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees…
UN News Today 14 January 2025
Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosivesHaiti: gang violence forces…
US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by…
Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court’s…
First Person: Syrian migrant shipwreck survivor vows to reconstruct shattered country
Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel’s harrowing tale of surviving a deadly shipwreck brought the horrors…
UN News Today 13 January 2025
Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with UkraineMpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified…
‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human…
Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority
Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely…
New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and…
UN News Today 10 January 2025
Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMOIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content,…
US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States…
It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a…
UN News Today 09 January 2025
UN chief’s shock and sorrow over LA wildfire emergencySyria: More than 125,000 refugees have gone…
UN Commission notes new sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit
A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to…
Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years
Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia city in Ukraine on Wednesday caused the highest number of civilian…
UN News Today 08 January 2025
Ukraine in grip of third winter of Russian attacks: Human Rights CouncilThe Security Council holds…
Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo
UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn,…
Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks
Russian forces continue to subject Ukraine’s people to “relentless attacks” by aerial glide bombs, long-range…
UN News Today 07 January 2025
Syria crisis: UN rights office urges restraint amid reported Alawite killingsAvian flu alert: No sustained…
World News in Brief: Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, human rights defenders in Central African Republic
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged restraint in Syria, amid reports that some…
More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024
At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN…
Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the…
UN News Today 06 January 2025
South Sudan: communal violence the primary driver of conflictIn Gaza, a clearly-marked WFP convoy comes…
UN News Today 03 January 2025
Haiti gangs crisis: top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals, clinics, and heath care workers Syria…
Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
The UN’s top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on…
Syria crisis: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps
In northeast Syria, UN teams pressed ahead with a lifesaving cholera vaccine campaign in Al…
UN News Today 02 January 2025
UN chief leads condemnation for New Orleans truck attackIsraeli strike on ‘humanitarian zone’ kills three…