News in Brief 30 November 2023
COP28: UN chief warns that world is on course for ‘climate collapse’ Israel-Palestine crisis: New…
Author: UnitedNations
World getting ever closer to 1.5°C limit, warns WMO chief
2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever and the last 10 years…
Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to…
Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria
Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to…
World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease
The leadership of communities affected by HIV has been vital in driving progress to end…
Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay
As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated on…
WFP: Climate risk insurance helps communities bounce back from disaster
When it comes to mitigating loss and damage caused by climate change, the global response…
News in Brief 29 November 2023
Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency Cost of eating healthily…
Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
The impact of “failed promises” to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly…
World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden
Humanitarians have launched a $1.8 billion plan to support six million people in South Sudan…
UN affirms solidarity with the Palestinian people on International Day
From New York to Jerusalem and beyond, United Nations offices on Wednesday commemorated the International…
Every single minute ‘a life is lost to AIDS,’ says UNAIDS deputy chief
Despite intense national efforts geared towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030,…
‘Milestone’ award will change refugee children’s lives: UNHCR prize winner
Just one book can turn a displaced child’s life around and help unite the world,…
News in Brief 28 November 2023
UN rights office appalled by #BurkinaFaso attack Support grassroots communities fighting AIDS Olympian Mo Farah…
Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education,…
Haiti: Gangs move into rural areas as Türk says new force ‘must be deployed’
Gang violence in Haiti is on the rise with new alliances being forged and expansion…
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso attack, communities fight AIDS, Syrian child casualties, new UN migration ambassador
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said it was appalled by the recent killing of…
World News in Brief: UN rights office denounces Burkina Faso attack, support frontline communities fighting AIDS, Syrian child casualties, Olympic champ Mo Farah new UN migration ambassador
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said it was appalled by the recent killing of…
Gaza: Children flooding hospitals bearing ‘wounds of war’
A child in hospital who’s lost his mother and sisters but doesn’t know they’re dead;…
News in Brief 27 November 2023
Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north as halt to fighting enters fourth day WHO chief…
Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men
A Ugandan man, who is employed as a village health worker, has told the UN…
Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’
A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to fight for her…
WHO: Climate crisis is also health crisis
The climate crisis is also a health crisis. This is the message the UN Health…
News in Brief 24 November 2023
Gaza: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need From Antarctica,…
Stories from the UN Archive: Feminist icon calls out violence against women
A feminist activist and acclaimed writer from the United States, Gloria Steinem has been on…
General Assembly President urges critics to engage with the UN
The UN General Assembly last month passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel…
UNRWA staff member recounts agency’s ‘impossible mission’ in Gaza
Negotiations continued on Thursday towards the implementation of the Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza, where staff…
News in Brief 23 November 2023
With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid China:…
World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty
Emergency support for thousands of Afghan families repatriated from Pakistan could dwindle due to a…
Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for greater investment in preventing violence against women…
News in Brief 22 November 2023
Gaza: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact North Korea: UN chief condemns…
UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women…
World News in Brief: DPR Korea missile launch condemned, malaria vaccines for Cameroon, solidarity with Haiti
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest launch of a military satellite using…
News in Brief 21 November 2023
Gaza crisis: humanitarians warn of ‘tragic, entirely preventable surge’ in child deaths Afghan nationals face…
UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
United Nations agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health…
News in Brief 20 November 2023
Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues End the killing of children in…
War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health…
First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased
The people of Gaza are experiencing “severe shock” as a result of the ongoing conflict…
Child deaths from wasting are predictable and preventable: WHO chief
Worldwide, 45 million children under five are wasted, meaning they are dangerously thin for their…
Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty
Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly…
In Gaza, ‘things are getting worse’: Palestine refugees agency
In northern Gaza, nearly 200 people were killed and injured following attacks this weekend on…
World Toilet Day, flush with innovations for safer sanitation
Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the…
Hopes rising of historic treaty to curb plastic pollution
The world needs a “strong, ambitious and just” treaty to cut down on the mass-produced…
News in Brief 17 November 2023
‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals close UN’s Guterres in action call to stop…
‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated…
Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter
The conflict between ethnic armed groups and the Myanmar military has expanded to the country’s…
UN’s top Woman Police Officer ‘a young agent of change’
An Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA,…
News in Brief 16 November 2023
Gaza: UN’s Türk urges political path out of ‘horror’ Ethiopia: Food distributions resume with new…
Gaza: UN’s Türk urges ‘political path out of horror’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday welcomed the Security Council call for pauses in…
Entire Gaza population now in need of food assistance: WFP
Food systems in Gaza are collapsing and the food aid entering the enclave is barely…