Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a “staggering 44…
Category: UN
The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of…
The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of…
Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions…
Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions…
Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF
Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children…
UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza
Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human…
Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to…
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UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza
Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human…
Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to…
Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the…
Sudan: Türk ‘appalled’ by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued…
Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision…
Sudan: Türk ‘appalled’ by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision…
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Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release
As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could…
Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in
As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached…
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services
Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11…
WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services
Countries must scale up investment and care to treat neurological disorders, responsible for over 11…
Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns
Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World…
Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns
Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World…
Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?
For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer….
Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?
For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer….
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried…
‘Never be afraid to ask for help’: Ukrainians scarred by war find space to heal
People in Ukraine who have suffered mental stress as a result of the war which…
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis
One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried…
‘Never be afraid to ask for help’: Ukrainians scarred by war find space to heal
People in Ukraine who have suffered mental stress as a result of the war which…
WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World…
WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide
Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide…
WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World…
Stigmatised for being deaf: Zénabou’s story
In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find…
International community prepares to tackle marine life extinction threat
In this episode of The Lid Is On, experts discuss the urgent need to restore…
UN News Today 05 June 2025
Gazans’ daily food intake set to fall well below survival level: FAO33 million children suffer…
AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress
AIDS-related deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2004, but progress remains precarious, with…
World News in Brief: Women’s health in Sudan, childhood wasting, Belarus trade unions, Guatemala child rights violation
As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors…
In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing…
Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President…
UN News Today 04 June 2025
Libya: UN Human Rights condemns detention centre killingsIn Gaza, another school comes under attack Oceans…
‘Our worst held fears are being confirmed’: Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves
Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The…
UN News Today 03 June 2025
In Gaza, more Palestinians reported killed at private aid hubNo end to Sudan crisis amid…
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed…
UN News Today 02 June 2025
UN chief condemns latest Gaza killings linked to private aid planGetting help to Ukraine’s frontline…
UN News Today 30 May 2025
Gaza ‘hungriest place on earth’ as Israel blocks aid: UN humanitarians WHO urges countries to ban…
Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruins
In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – once the bustling heart of Gaza City – music now…
‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism
Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his calls for Member states and the United Nations to work…
World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti
In Ituri, a province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns
For most nicotine users today, their first experience with the drug is a flavoured product…
UN News Today 29 May 2025
WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and…
UN News Today 28 May 2025
Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed…