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‘Time running out to locate Syria’s missing’, warns head of UN-backed body
At UN Headquarters in New York, Karla Quintana, head of the Independent Institution on Missing…
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Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
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‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
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UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
UN News Today 15 October 2025
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agencyGaza: UN relief chief calls…
UN News Today 15 October 2025
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agencyGaza: UN relief chief calls…
UN News Today 14 October 2025
Gaza: Crucial water treatment centre reopens: UNICEFHaiti: record 5.7 million people in acute hunger: WFPRohingya…
UN News Today 14 October 2025
Gaza: Crucial water treatment centre reopens: UNICEFHaiti: record 5.7 million people in acute hunger: WFPRohingya…
UN News Today 13 October 2025
Gaza: Hostages released, aid is beginning to flow, say aid agenciesSouth Sudan’s escalating political crisis…
UN News Today 13 October 2025
Gaza: Hostages released, aid is beginning to flow, say aid agenciesSouth Sudan’s escalating political crisis…
UN News Today 10 October 2025
Ukraine’s front-line communities among millions enduring a global mental health crisisGazans on the move after…
UN News Today 10 October 2025
Ukraine’s front-line communities among millions enduring a global mental health crisisGazans on the move after…
UN News Today 09 October 2025
Gaza: Aid supplies are on standby, we are ready to deliver, says UN chiefCondemnation for…
UN News Today 09 October 2025
Gaza: Aid supplies are on standby, we are ready to deliver, says UN chiefCondemnation for…
UN News Today 08 October 2025
Gaza City ‘almost deserted’ as the war enters its third yearWHO warns Gaza’s health system…
UN News Today 08 October 2025
Gaza City ‘almost deserted’ as the war enters its third yearWHO warns Gaza’s health system…
UN News Today 07 October 2025
Guterres marks two years since Hamas-led attacks on Israel, UN agencies warn Gaza’s children still…
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight…
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight…
Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young…
Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young…
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Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery…
Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery…
Cosmic girls: UN nurtures next generation of space professionals
Nuriya Maharjan first became interested in space exploration during a traditional coming-of-age ritual in which…
Cosmic girls: UN nurtures next generation of space professionals
Nuriya Maharjan first became interested in space exploration during a traditional coming-of-age ritual in which…
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday,…
‘The extraordinary power of ordinary people’: World leaders spotlight youth as agents of progress
Young people are at the heart of the world’s most urgent challenges, and on Friday,…
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history…
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history…
30 years of advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead
In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by…
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change
India’s eastern state of Bengal transformed this week into the world’s largest public art festival…
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change
India’s eastern state of Bengal transformed this week into the world’s largest public art festival…
‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition
Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye has been awarded first prize in a UN young writers’…
‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition
Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye has been awarded first prize in a UN young writers’…
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm…
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…