Once-in-a-decade push for the ‘locked out’: Global leaders set for landmark UN conference in Turkmenistan
Backed by the new Awaza Programme of Action, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3…
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World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti, new lightning record
The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they…
Trade measures critical to ending plastic pollution
That assessment by UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, comes in an update published on Thursday ahead of…
Angola protests: UN urges restraint, investigations into deaths
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct…
Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians
Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World…
Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians
Among the confirmed dead is a six-year-old boy. At least 10 of the injured were children, the mission…
‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security
Mr. Thapa said that the motto of his presidency will be “Delivering Better,” which requires strengthening partnerships and…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Meeting on the situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council meets Thursday morning to discuss threats to international peace and security, with a focus…
On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
Without fuel, many basic facilities cannot function, from water treatment plants to medical infrastructure. Meanwhile, Gazans now on…
With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN
The High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the…
World News in Brief: Violence in Somalia, cholera in Haiti, tax support for sustainable development
Clashes intensified in the town of Mahas in the Hiraan region, Hirshabelle state, on 26 July forcing the…
Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
In El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur that has been under siege for 15 months, the catastrophic…
Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says
Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said that even four…
Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support
The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most vulnerable people have been…
Tsunami alert highlights worth of global early warning system
While the UN-backed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that there had been no damage to Japan’s nuclear…
LIVE COVERAGE: Day 3 of high-level conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed…
Lured by hope, trapped by lies: Healing after being trafficked
Eight years ago, Maria left Caracas, Venezuela, driven by dwindling opportunities and the hope of completing her veterinary…
Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa
Delivering closing remarks at the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by…
World News in Brief: Remembering Dr. David Nabarro, deadly shipwreck off Libya, verdict in peacekeeper’s killing
The British physician and champion for global public health died this past weekend at the age of 75.…
UN peacekeeping can work in a fractured world if there is political will
Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Marta Pobee briefed the Council on priorities for adapting UN peace operations…