7.4 C
Brussels
Thursday, December 26, 2024

AUTHOR

United Nations News

1015 POSTS
United Nations News - Stories created by the News services of the United Nations.
- Advertisement -
Author Template - Pulses PRO

Middle East crisis: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria

0
Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following the overthrow of...
Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy

Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy

0
Delivering his final briefing for the year, Hans Grundberg noted that 2024 was marked by immense turmoil and tragedy across the Middle East region,...
The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season

The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season

0
Typhoons Kristine and Leon caused widespread damage in the Philippines, leaving thousands of families and children without access to safe water and sanitation facilities.The...
Author Template - Pulses PRO

UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion

0
The “grim milestone” fell as Ukraine fired long-range American-made missiles into Russia for the first time, according to media reports.‘Not just numbers’Conflict erupted...
Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year

Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year

0
The figure represents a sharp increase from the 25 million who need assistance today, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a joint statement...
Author Template - Pulses PRO

Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

0
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo...
Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

0
In an alert, the World Food Programme (WFP) described markets “in decay” across the enclave. “Fresh foods, eggs, and meat barely exist and the...
Author Template - Pulses PRO

Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’

0
The latest incident comes amid growing international concern over the use of capital punishment in the country since 2021, when the Taliban swept...
- Advertisement -

African pivotal strategy to combat communicable diseases

African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases.

A light in the darkness for Ukrainians under fire

The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of letting up, but the UN continues to bring humanitarian supplies to the country, including solar lamps, which bring some respite from the darkness of windowless basement shelters, in regions where electricity infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged by shelling.

Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34 years in prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents and activists.

Grain deal ‘victory for diplomacy,’ UN chief tells journalists in Ukraine

Despite that the Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed a few weeks ago, the UN chief reiterated that “there is no solution to the global food crisis without ensuring full global access to Ukraine’s food products and Russian food and fertilizers”.  

“I’ve been waiting 16 years for this moment”: Helping to transform the lives of victims of terrorism in Iraq 

Helping to transform the lives of victims of terrorism in Iraq at a three-day psychosocial workshop implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with the Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism

After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration

A tiny Caribbean Island known as 'the flower of the ocean' was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Two years after the storm, they’re still working to restore their environmental treasures and preparing for whatever curveballs climate change might throw at them next.

Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal

This will be the first shipment of humanitarian food assistance under the Black Sea Grain Initiative signed last month by Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye. 

‘Very alarming’ conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,  IAEA chief warns

The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi warned the Security Council on Thursday afternoon.

UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world

International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day.

Children affected by conflict cannot wait for their education

From Ethiopia to Chad and Palestine, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, is helping millions of boys and girls affected by conflict around the world to pursue their dreams.
- Advertisement -

Latest news

- Advertisement -