UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the…
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War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New…
UN News Today 29 October 2024
We cannot replace ‘vital lifeline’ of UNRWA, insist partner UN agenciesSudan: 11 million now internally…
Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’
In a new report report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights…
UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban
Top UN officials continued to line up on Tuesday to defend the irreplaceable role of…
UN News Today 28 October 2024
Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023In Gaza, no let-up in Israel’s military offensiveFrance should…
France: hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ say experts
Independent human rights experts on Monday called on France to reverse bans that prevent Muslim…
Raid on North Gaza hospital ‘deeply disturbing’: WHO chief
Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are…
Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays
Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some…
New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace
The UN on Thursday launched the “Common Pledge” initiative, designed to bring together mediators, governments,…
Explainer: How to advance women’s roles in peace and security
Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately…
UN News Today 24 October 2024
‘Crunch time’ for reducing carbon emissions says new UN reportThe war between Israel and Hezbollah…
Rights expert calls for ending discriminatory policies and practices in sport
The UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights called on Thursday for States to act now…
World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve global problems
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with ongoing fighting between rival militaries displacing millions. Read…
‘Trauma that echoes across generations’: UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence
The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with…
Percentage of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting…
UN News Today 23 October 2024
UN agency UNRWA targeted again in Gaza as fighting postpones polio campaign in the northPercentage…
World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals
A strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has led to death of…
85 percent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected areas: UNICEF
Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations…
Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death
For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have…
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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement…
Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual…
UN News Today 22 October 2024
North Gazans just ‘waiting to die’ as Israeli bombardment continues: UNRWALebanon: UN rights chief slams…
UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital
The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in…
UN News Today 21 October 2024
Israel still preventing aid missions to northern Gaza, UNRWA reportsUN chief calls for swift probe…
World News in Brief, Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination…
UN News Today 18 October 2024
Many Gazans hope Hamas leader’s death will end conflict: UNICEFLebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing…
Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders…
Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel
All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to…
UN News Today 17 October 2024
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warRisk of famine remains high across the entire…
World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, 400,000 now in Syria from Lebanon, women in the military, olive farmers in Palestine
A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing…
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war
The UN health agency has warned that a first case of highly infectious cholera virus…
UN News Today 16 October 2024
Lebanon crisis: Essential services in south close to collapseOn World Food Day, aid coordination office…
Two billion women without access to social protection
A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions…
UN News Today 15 October 2024
Lebanon crisis: UN Human Rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeHistoric drought in Southern…
UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’
Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to…
World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings
Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an…
Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election
Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the…
Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli strike
With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday…
UN News Today 14 October 2024
Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in overnight strike, says UNRWAUN peacekeepers update…
UN News Today 11 October 2024
Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to ASEAN nationsMiddle East sees worsening…
Middle East crisis: UN human rights office condemns spiralling violence
UN peacekeepers came under fire for the second day in a row in Lebanon on Friday,…
UN News Today 10 October 2024
Lebanon crisis: health workers and facilities targeted or hit, warns UN OCHANorth Gaza aid missions…
Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert…
‘Pivotal moment’ as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable…
Invest more in vaccines to reduce deaths from drug-resistant superbugs: WHO
More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic…
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’
In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by…
UN News Today 09 October 2024
Lebanon on verge of all-out war, warns UN chief,Northern Gaza: No end to hell, warns…
1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions
Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental…
‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief
The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of…