Mass displacement, trafficking fears deepen crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher remains dire as mass displacement accelerates and aid…
Category: UN
‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Cartoons have long been used to provoke thought, raise questions and challenge power, but for…
UN News Today 26 November 2025
Somalia declares drought emergency as hunger crisis deepens after failed rainsUkraine: more than 340 educational…
Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns
More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers…
On International Day of Solidarity, UN urges greater support and aid for Palestinians
For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The…
Nigeria: Hundreds abducted in the north as insurgent attacks rise
Authorities in Nigeria are being urged to investigate the wave of abductions in the West…
Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns
The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned…
Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen…
Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that…
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience…
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands”…
UN News Today 25 November 2025
Palestine: UNCTAD reports deepest economic collapse ever recordedGaza’s women face hunger, repeated displacement and rising…
Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict…
UN rights chief: AI misuse and corporate influence present ‘clear and present’ challenge
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says major companies and fast-moving technologies…
UN News Today 24 November 2025
UN human rights chief warns of risks from AI misuse, worker exploitation and rising corporate…
Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030
Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will…
Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction
The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from…
From silence to strength: Women leaders speak out in South Sudan
Scolded for wanting to go to school as a girl and dismissed or ignored as…
From waste pickers to courtrooms: Women demand a gender focus at COP30
On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense negotiations are stretching into Friday…
UN News Today 21 November 2025
Gaza: Two children killed per day since ceasefire, says UNICEFBusiness must align with human rights…
World News in Brief: Violence against Haitian women, WHO alert over support for survivors worldwide, Youth Activist Summit marks hope over hate
Between January and September, over 7,400 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Haiti…
AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women
What was once hailed as a vehicle for empowerment has, for millions of women and…
UN News Today 20 November 2025
Ukraine: Spike in Russian attacks highlights need to extend refugee protections, says UNHCRWHO: European health…
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
The boat ride from Belém to Barcarena is a journey through shimmering waterways and emerald…
Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
When Salma* was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted…
UN News Today 19 November 2025
Gaza: ‘death of dignity’ for displaced Palestinians, warns UNICEFUkraine reeling from another night of deadly…
Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
Sport has always been more than a contest of strength or skill. At its best,…
UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – but basic legal safety nets…
UN News Today 18 November 2025
Gaza: UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution to end conflictWFP prioritizes feeding 110 million of…
UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh
A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former…
UN News Today 17 November 2025
Gaza: UNDP lends a hand with projectSahel displacement crisis has made four million people homeless:…
Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth
In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is…
UN News Today 14 November 2025
Sudan war: Aid teams call for urgent access to thousands trapped in El FasherUkraine: UN…
Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking
The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable…
Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know
Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across…
Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s…
UN News Today 13 November 2025
Gaza war’s impact on children is damaging and long-lastingSudan war leaves families desperate and running…
Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30
Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector…
Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral…
Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked…
TB cases fall for first time since pandemic
Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million…
Progress in protecting women is real but fragile, UN-backed report warns
Despite measurable gains in protecting women and girls from violence, recent progress is at risk…
UN News Today 12 November 2025
Sudan’s Kordofan in grip of increasing killings and destruction, warns UN rights chief Türk Gaza:…
World News in Brief: Gaza latest, Americas loses measles-free status, tornado recovery in Brazil
At least 600,000 litres of desperately needed diesel fuel has managed to enter the Gaza…
UN News Today 11 November 2025
Gaza: vaccination campaign begins as immunisation rate drops below critical threshold, warns UNICEFSudan: Harrowing testimony…
Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in…
UN News Today 10 November 2025
COP30 opens in Belem; UN chief Guterres stresses commitment to 1.5C limitExtreme weather driving repeated…
Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise
As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the…
UN News Today 07 November 2025
West Bank settler violence must end with accountability: Rights OfficeDR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid…
Investing in youth is the smartest decision to make
With half the world’s population under 30, sidelining young people is no longer an option….