Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher
In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to…
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UN News Today 11 December 2025
• Gaza: Aid teams push to step up support as driving rain and cold take…
Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns
Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday,…
WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link…
Venezuela’s National Guard linked to killings, torture and repression, UN probe finds
Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) has been implicated in a decade-long pattern of killings, arbitrary…
Traditional medicine is now a global reality: WHO
The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per…
‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses
In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are…
UN News Today 10 December 2025
Gaza: continuing airstrikes, shelling and gunfire leave more dead and injured: UN human rights chiefUNICEF…
UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn
Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate…
From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations
From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and…
Global campaign reveals human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’
To commemorate this year’s Human Rights Day, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) invited members…
Afghanistan’s crisis deepens as human rights recede and aid funding falls
Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis is being driven by the accelerating erosion of fundamental rights –…
Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep kids safe, UNICEF warns
A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia on Wednesday,…
Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human…
What do singing and sport have to do with human rights?
From a walk in the woods, to spending time with family in the comfort of…
UN News Today 09 December 2025
Gaza newborns ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by preventable maternal malnutrition: UNICEFSudan: Dangerous ordeal…
First Person: Small acts, lasting impact, boost dignity for women in Lao PDR
Supporting colleagues facing potential sexual exploitation or abuse (PSEA) in the workplace, may start with…
Hong Kong: UN rights chief voices concern over ‘draconian’ laws, in wake of deadly apartment fire
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has voiced concern over reports that “draconian security laws”…
Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition
Mothers who’ve been left starving in Gaza are now giving birth to underweight or premature…
Ukraine civilians face escalating attacks and mounting hardship, UN warns
Civilians in Ukraine are facing almost daily attacks and growing hardship as Russia’s full-scale invasion…
UN News Today 08 December 2025
Sudan: WHO chief Tedros deplores ‘senseless attacks’ on civilians in South KordofanHumanitarians launch $33 billion…
Syria at a crossroads: UN warns fragile transition needs global support
A year after the fall of the Assad regime opened the door to political and…
Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital
As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens…
One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’
The UN Secretary-General has marked the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime,…
‘The system has failed’: Giles Duley’s mission to reframe disability in war
Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate…
From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane
Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane…
UN News Today 05 December 2025
Syria one year after government change – UN rights office warns of ongoing killings and…
Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’
Summary executions and other violations continue in Syria nearly a year after the fall of…
UN News Today 04 December 2025
Sudan: UN rights chief Türk condemns spiralling conflict in KordofansMalaria control faces biggest threat from…
African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio
Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to…
Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the UN is warning…
Sudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that Sudan risks “another El Fasher”…
Malaria: Drug resistance and underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating killer disease
The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance…
UN News Today 03 December 2025
Ukrainians brace for another winter of hardship amid Russian invasion: OCHAUN deminers appeal for greater…
World News in Brief: Food insecurity triples, Mozambique aid boost, Uganda elections alert
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300…
Genuine inclusion of persons with disabilities is a win for us all: Guterres
Discussions around promoting greater inclusion of people with disabilities in society topped the agenda at…
UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts
The deadly legacy of conflicts old and new – from Gaza to Sudan and beyond…
Syria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges
For the first time in the country’s history, Syrians are preparing to publicly mark Human…
Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union of…
UN News Today 02 December 2025
Mozambique: close to 100,000 flee violence and attacks in the past fortnight alone, warns UNHCRAsia:…
‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate
The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold…
UN News Today 01 December 2025
• Landmine casualties hit four-year high as global ban faces withdrawals, new use and funding…
HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two…
WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a…
Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion
A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating…
UN News Today 28 November 2025
Jenin: UN “appalled” by apparent summary execution in the West BankMyanmar: Civilians pressured to return…
World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion
Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early…
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Myanmar’s planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere…
UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the…
Millions in Asia migrate out of necessity as jobs and services fall short
Soaring inflation, fragile job markets and shrinking access to healthcare and education are pushing millions…