West Bank: UN rights chief warns against deepening Israeli control over Palestinian land
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Wednesday for Israel to rescind…
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Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
UN News Today 10 February 2026
Ethiopia: UN rights chief issues alert over ‘precarious’ situation in Tigray In Sudan, sick and starving…
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan,…
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed…
Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for…
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UN News Today 09 February 2026
Sudan war crimes in spotlight at Human Rights Council53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy…
UN News Today 09 February 2026
Sudan war crimes in spotlight at Human Rights Council53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy…
UN News Today 09 February 2026
Sudan war crimes in spotlight at Human Rights Council53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy…
UN News Today 06 February 2026
Concerns persist over chemical spraying incident on Lebanon’s Blue Line Occupied West Bank settlement expansion is…
UN News Today 06 February 2026
Concerns persist over chemical spraying incident on Lebanon’s Blue Line Occupied West Bank settlement expansion is…
UN News Today 05 February 2026
Human rights chief issues $400 million appeal to ensure most vulnerable are protectedOccupied West Bank…
UN News Today 05 February 2026
Human rights chief issues $400 million appeal to ensure most vulnerable are protectedOccupied West Bank…
UN News Today 06 February 2026
Concerns persist over chemical spraying incident on Lebanon’s Blue Line Occupied West Bank settlement expansion is…
UN News Today 05 February 2026
Human rights chief issues $400 million appeal to ensure most vulnerable are protectedOccupied West Bank…
UN News Today 04 February 2026
Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need for continued counter-terrorism effortsWFP halts humanitarian operations in northern South…
UN News Today 04 February 2026
Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need for continued counter-terrorism effortsWFP halts humanitarian operations in northern South…
UN News Today 03 February 2026
UNICEF delivers generators and aid amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine First medical evacuations begin as Rafah…
From rural margins to media trailblazers: India’s women journalists are rewriting the news
Far from global newsrooms and editorial boardrooms, a radically different model of journalism has been…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong…
How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance
While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the…
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic…
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She…
Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She…
‘Human rights cannot wait’: Türk launches $400 million appeal for 2026
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched a $400 million appeal on Thursday…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘Deepfake abuse is abuse,’ UNICEF warns
New evidence reveals a proliferation of sexualised images of youngsters generated by artificial intelligence (AI)…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
Nearly 40 per cent of cancer cases could be prevented, UN study finds
Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed,…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
Nearly 40 per cent of cancer cases could be prevented, UN study finds
Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed,…
Building healthy bridges towards peace: WHO launches $1 billion appeal
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1…
UN News Today 02 February 2026
Rafah border reopens as UN officials warn of ongoing violence in GazaRussian attack in Ukraine…
Global health systems ‘at risk’ as funding cuts bite, warns WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that cuts to international aid and…
Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?
AI looks set to be transformative for us all, but it also brings a real…
Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
Five years after Myanmar’s military seized power and jailed the country’s elected leaders, the United…
UN News Today 30 January 2026
Darfur’s children living on a thin line between abandonment and hopeMyanmar: Türk says military-run elections…
World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing children
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian…