End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO
Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from…
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Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes
As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing…
UN News Today 08 October 2024
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, warn UN aid agenciesDR Congo still in…
UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN’s top human rights…
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza
UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some…
UN News Today 07 October 2024
UN’s Guterres calls for peace in Gaza, one year since war eruptedLebanon: UN refugee agency…
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WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million…
WHO highlights mental health crisis facing Israel’s frontline workers a year after 7 October attack
As the world remembers the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel exactly one year ago, the World…
A letter from a mother in Gaza: Hardships, heartbreak and hope
‘‘This story doesn’t start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the…
UN News Today 04 October 2024
Lebanon: Desperate scenes at Syrian border after Israeli airstrikesNuclear legacy in Marshall Islands in spotlight…
Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on…
UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in Marshall Islands
The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue on Friday to examine the nuclear testing…
‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on
Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered…
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox…
UN News Today 03 October 2024
Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’In Ukraine, aid teams report that another…
World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Ukraine, justice must be served over custody deaths, FIFA urged to challenge law-breaking by Israeli clubs
Russian shelling has hit another apartment block in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, UN aid…
Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge
The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)…
UN News Today 02 October 2024
Middle East escalation: UN human rights chief adds voice to calls for peaceAt least 700,000…
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UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation
Hours after Iran fired a reported 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli military…
UN News Today 01 October 2024
UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ over Lebanon escalationUkrainian prisoners of war tortured at scale by Russian…
WHO calls for urgent overhaul of care systems for older people as population ages
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued an urgent call for countries to…
‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent, rights experts say
Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement…
Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday…
Lebanon crisis: UN launches $426 million aid appeal as ‘limited’ ground invasion reportedly begins
UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million…
UN News Today 30 September 2024
Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee deadly escalationAlgerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’…
Focus on the Future: Peace, out
The risk of the world’s major powers engaging in conflict is at its highest level…
UN News Today 27 September 2024
Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalationHaiti’s “senseless criminality”…
Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan…
UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti
At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to gang violence,…
Focus on the Future: A world in dangerous waters
In the Pact for the Future UN Member States pledged to do more to fight…
UN News Today 26 September 2024
Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns UNHCRUN human rights chief sounds alarm…
$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for…
LIVE: World leaders meet to tackle superbug scourge
Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world leaders will soon gather at…
Focus on the Future: The World arrives
Reforming the Security Council, to make it more representative of today’s world, has been under…
UN News Today 25 September 2024
UNHCR scales up support as Lebanon’s Syrians head homeTop ministers demand urgent action at UNGA…
Invisible killer: What is antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an invisible killer, which is directly responsible for 1.3 million deaths and…
Sudan crisis: Countries gather at UN General Assembly for action call
With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis…
Focus on the Future: Ascending the Summit
Crippling debt burdens are holding many African countries back: some of them are paying more…
UN News Today 24 September 2024
Lebanon escalation is worst in 18 years, warns UNICEFSudan famine must not be forgotten by…
Afghanistan: No future without women’s participation
Afghan women earned the right to vote more than a century ago. Today, under Taliban…
Torture ‘a common and acceptable practice’ in Ukraine war, UN investigators say
Russian authorities are using torture “with a sense of impunity” in the ongoing war in…
World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update
At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the…
World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update
At least one in seven youngsters has a mental disorder. That’s the warning from the…
‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range…
Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country
Repeated Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and power cuts in Ukraine will likely uproot an…
Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million…
UN News Today 20 September 2024
Lebanon escalation: 1,500 blast victims still in hospital, says WHOMpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million…
Focus on the Future: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
On the first episode of “Focus on the Future”, our mini-series running throughout High-Level Week…
UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives
The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in…
Trailer: The daily UNGA High-Level Week podcast
Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers attending High-Level Week at UN Headquarters…