Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly
She assumes the role at a challenging time, with ongoing conflicts, faltering development goals, mounting financial pressures, and…
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Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
Philippe Lazzarini posted on social media saying that aid distribution “has become a death trap,” citing reports from…
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting in the early morning to get…
Ukraine’s frontline families struggle to cultivate mined fields amid conflict
According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows.…
Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death
Zeenat and her husband, Moamen Abu Asr, live with their children in a flimsy canvas tent, one of…
As AI evolves, pressure mounts to regulate ‘killer robots’
Every day, we voluntarily give up information about ourselves to machines. This happens when we accept an online…
‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism
“Africa is a continent of boundless energy and possibility. But for too long, the colossal injustices inflicted by…
World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti
According to UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, more than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Ituri this…
Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruins
Among them is Ahmed Abu Amsha, a music teacher who has become something of a humanitarian troubadour. Fleeting…
UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard
Member States had paid just $1.8 billion towards the UN’s $3.7 billion regular budget for 2025, as of…
‘This is not just ice’: Glaciers support human livelihoods, UN deputy chief says
Located in north-central Tajikistan, the glacier is a vital water source for many communities in Central Asia, feeding…
Gaza ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid
“Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva, stressing that it…
Ukraine: Hopes for peace on life support, Security Council hears
“The longer the war continues, the longer its regional and global impacts will be felt, and the more…
UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis
This includes more than 1.12 billion people living in slums or informal settlements. An additional 300 million face…
‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
At the end of April, Fariza Dzhobirova attended a Model United Nations Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Tajikistan’s…
Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
UN agencies warn that the decimated enclave is teetering on the brink of further chaos after months of…
UN honours service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers
The first UN peacekeeping operation was established in 1948 and today more than 68,000 civilian, military, and police…
‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and…
Yemen: UN warns against Houthi-Israel escalation, calls for dialogue
On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen’s main airport in the capital, Sana’a, destroying the last operational Yemenia…
UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede
Secretary-General António Guterres will present the award to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede on 18 July, Nelson Mandela…