Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, condemned efforts by Israeli officials on Tuesday to…
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What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?
In recent years, the term “social justice” has become a significant part of public discourse,…
UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the mass polio vaccination campaign in…
UN News Today 18 February 2025
Alarm as Sudan violence intensifies and abuses surgeDR Congo crisis: Outrage at reported summary executions…
UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses…
UN News Today 17 February 2025
UN launches $6 billion appeal for 26 million people in Sudan and regionDR Congo crisis: WFP…
UN News Today 14 February 2025
Displacement crisis worsens in eastern DR CongoFrom Ethiopia, Guterres urges greater international support for SudanUkraine:…
UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in…
Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group
A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that…
UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in…
UN News Today 13 February 2025
Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsUNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis…
UN News Today 12 February 2025
UN human rights probe into Bangladesh protests finds top leaders led brutal repression13 Palestinian children…
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding…
Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repression
The repression of mass protests in Bangladesh last year that toppled longtime prime minister Sheikh…
UN News Today 11 February 2025
Gaza: a return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefAt AI…
Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality…
Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance
A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and…
Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine
In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the…
UN News Today 10 February 2025
Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals…
UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for Israel and Hamas to ensure…
‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which…
Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya
Two mass graves likely containing the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting…
UN News Today 07 February 2025
The DR Congo crisis must be stopped, or the emergency will only get worse, the…
Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilities
The civilian death toll in Sudan has surged dramatically, with at least 275 people killed…
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States…
DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in…
US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of…
UN News Today 06 February 2025
January was warmest on record, confirms WMOGaza: 10,000 aid trucks have reached war-ravaged enclave since…
Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war
Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da’esh invaded Iraq’s second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks…
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‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation
Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia…
Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
More than 12,000 critically ill and injured patients, including at least 5,000 children, urgently need…
‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Thursday,…
Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe
Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict…
Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
More than 100 children under the age of five die every day in East Asia…
‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation
“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed…
UN News Today 5 February 2025
How the latest US executive orders will impact the UN’s work135,000 women in Africa could…
World News in Brief: US executive orders continue, killings in Sudan, breast cancer alert in Africa, human rights in Tunisia
New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative,…
Explainer: How family planning saves lives
Sakina Sani was married off when she was 12 years old amid conflict and food shortages…
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UN News Today 4 February 2025
UNRWA updates on detonations at West Bank camp, Gaza aid effortsWomen and girls bearing the…
Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds
Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to…
Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy
Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, performed at the…
UN News today 3 February 2025
DR Congo crisis has increased risk of mpox transmission, warns WHO’s TedrosApproximately one in three…
World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday he would “welcome constructive…
Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns
The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced…
Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’
Migrants who have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti – the two Caribbean…
UN News Today 31 January 2025
DR Congo emergency leaves civilians trapped and running out of food, warns WFPAs Gazans hurry…
Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports…
UN News Today 30 January 2025
In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by…
African schools gear up for the AI revolution
The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting…
World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda,…