War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at…
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News in Brief 10 January 2024
Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals: OCHASustainable global recovery at risk from…
News in Brief 11 January 2024
Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against IsraelHuman rights chief Türk rejects ‘blood…
World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan
The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Thursday that it is “deeply concerned” over…
Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
South Africa addressed the UN’s highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the…
World News in Brief: UN helicopter captured in Somalia, Ecuador violence condemned, new Human Rights Council president
The UN remains concerned about the fate of personnel travelling on one of its helicopters…
Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report
Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also…
News in Brief 9 January 2024
Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHODozens killed in Ukraine…
News in Brief 8 January 2024
Gaza latest: Dire shortages of healthcare continueRights experts demand accountability for Israeli victims of sexual…
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World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine
The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh…
Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’
Shiraz, a 23-year-old trans woman from Alexandria, Egypt, attempted suicide when she was not accepted…
News in Brief 5 January 2024
Gaza latest: nearly 600 healthcare attacks since start of war, says WHOMigration agency launches $69…
World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall
The UN’s relief chief on Friday warned that “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable” and demanded…
Red Sea emergency hits consumers worldwide: UNCTAD
Houthi rebel attacks on ships using the Red Sea trade route off the coast of…
News in Brief 4 January 2024
Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstacles UN rights chief Türk shocked…
Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder’s boost for World Braille Day
Music legend Stevie Wonder had a strong and powerful message marking the 10th anniversary of the…
News in Brief 3 January 2024
Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills fiveUN chief appeals for ‘maximum restraint’…
News in Brief 2 January 2024
Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitariansUkraine communities hit by surge in attacks from…
World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert
Critical food aid support is to be stepped up for many hundreds of thousands of…
Ukraine: 2024 starts with ‘loss, pain, and anguish’ amid intense Russian strikes
Major aerial attacks causing widespread death and destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure have rained…
Will the world get to grips with AI in 2024?
The enormous potential of GPT4 caught the popular imagination in 2023, with its ability to…
Award-winning journalists on role of the UN as ‘global body’ on the issue of reparations
Earlier in December, the UN Department of Global Communications hosted Knowledge, History and Power, an…
‘Solidarity’ as UN humanitarians visit frontline on Christmas Day
Humanitarian workers visiting the frontline in Ukraine are showing solidarity with the people affected by…
World News in Brief: UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria, WFP supplies looted in Sudan, non-discrimination protections in the US
The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of…
Ethiopia: Prioritize victims amidst legacy of rights abuses, UN office urges
The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing…
Stories from the UN Archive: Hollywood greats campaign against malaria and polio
Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson were two of the 20th century’s biggest stars of…
WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners delivered fuel and other essential supplies to two…
‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day
The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19,…
Intense escalation in Gaza bombardment leaves medical teams facing impossible choices
UN humanitarians carried out an emergency fact-finding mission to central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital on Christmas…
2023 marked by achievements and avoidable suffering: WHO chief
The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense…
Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time
Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations…
INTERVIEW: Actor Natalie Portman celebrates women and girls’ voices
Investing more in women and girls’ education, safety and economic and social empowerment will speed…
PODCAST: Breaking barriers around teen pregnancy in Thailand
Thailand has been lauded for the progressive legislation it has passed into law which ensures…
News in Brief – 22 December 2023
Gaza crisis: Starvation must not be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief 46.7 million…
Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO
This year’s surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat,…
News in Brief 21 December 2023
Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza Sudan: Up to 300,000 displaced by latest…
Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages
The UN expert working to end rape during wartime remains gravely concerned for the safety…
World News in Brief: Latest Sudan fighting displaces thousands, second malaria vaccine, Russian dissidents ‘disappeared’
The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict…
Stories from the UN Archive: Audrey Hepburn on children’s rights
Following the Second World War, acclaimed actor Audrey Hepburn survived on aid supplies from the United…
News in Brief 20 December 2023
Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns Ukraine:…
COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread…
UNRWA: Supporting the civilians of Gaza caught up in a ‘brutal war’
Since the military incursion into Gaza, which followed deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel on…
Gazans search for firewood in cemeteries in ‘catastrophic’ situation
Cemeteries in Gaza are being raided for wood as people affected by the ongoing bombardments…
News in Brief 19 December 2023
‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza Ukraine: civilian death toll passes 10,000 amid…
Ukraine: Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva was briefed by High Commissioner Volker Türk on…
News in Brief 18 December 2023
Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call Migrants’ Day: UN chief calls for rights-based…
World News in Brief: Wave of ‘fear and dread’ in Ukraine, UN expert slams Navalny disappearance, youth leaders for nuclear disarmament meet
With more than 900 air attacks across Ukraine in just one week, the intensifying Russian…
UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department
UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December…
From Gaza to Ukraine, accountability vital to end horrific cycle of rights violations: Türk
In an exclusive interview with UN News, Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights, underlined…
News in Brief 15 December 2023
Supporting refugees is all of humanity’s ‘obligation’: UN chief Afghanistan: instead of justice, women survivors…