Afghanistan: Lifesaving services cut as Taliban bars women aid workers
“All of us at the United Nations are suffering from a reinforcement of the ban on females working…
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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world?
In practical terms, South-South cooperation is a process whereby developing countries – regardless of their actual geographical location…
World News in Brief: Afghan quake update, diplomacy continues to end Sudan war, UN honours victims of 9/11
Women and children face heightened risks, while operational challenges – including restrictions on female UN staff – threaten…
Gaza City: Daily bombardment, more displacement amid escalating military offensive
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said people are once again on the move after Israel placed the entire city…
‘Wars, disasters, displacement, hunger’ continue to burden Myanmar
Four years after the military coup which deposed the democratically elected government, Myanmar’s civil conflict grinds on, leaving…
Israeli strike in Doha marks ‘alarming escalation’, warns top UN official, in call to uphold diplomatic norms
Rosemary DiCarlo described Tuesday’s strike in a residential area of the Qatari capital – which targeted Hamas’s political…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha ‘potentially opens a new and perilous chapter’
The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on…
Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk
These measures are putting life-saving humanitarian assistance and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of people affected…
Ukraine: Guterres greatly concerned over reported Russian incursion into Polish airspace
Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said António Guterres is following…
Nepal crisis: Army deployed as death toll rises amid political turmoil
The unrest began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against corruption, nepotism and restrictions on social media.…
Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go
“We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have stepped up their operations and…
80 million more children benefiting from school meals, WFP reports
The number of children receiving school meals through government-led programmes has gone up by 20 per cent since…
Haiti: UN relief chief implores ‘we have to do better’ to support gang-ravaged nation
“I’m ashamed on behalf of the world that we cannot find it in ourselves to be more compassionate,…
‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually
Speaking on World Suicide Prevention Day, which is marked annually on 10 September, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…
Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring
“Indispensable” monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended in June, agency chief Rafael Grossi said, when…
Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
In a statement, António Guterres spoke out against what he called a “flagrant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and…
‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform
This will be “no ordinary session,” she pledged, with the multilateral system beset by overlapping crises and heightened…
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
One in 10 children aged 5 to 19 – 188 million worldwide – are now living with obesity,…
Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
Over 41,000 incidents of violence against school-age children were reported by the UN in 2024. Countries with the…
Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
“The world is spending far more on waging war than in building peace,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres…