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Lebanon crisis: UN human rights office calls for probe into Israeli...

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“What we’re hearing is that amongst the 22 people who were killed were 12 women and two children,” said Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for...
Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask

Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask

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Speaking from Beirut in the aftermath of Lebanon’s “worst day in 18 years”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deputy representative in the country, Ettie...
Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

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A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for the ninth...
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China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework

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The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists...
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

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This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely to deteriorate.The...
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Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech

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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents on various platforms,...
Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid

Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as...

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The Zamzam camp houses about 500,000 displaced persons and is located near North Dufur’s besieged capital, El Fasher, which has witnessed some of the...
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World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar...

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World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur, made...
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Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General

People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the economic and social impact of the crisis. 

The UN wants to work in ‘lockstep’ with parliamentarians

Global commitments on implementing multilateral agreements were front and centre on Thursday, as the General Assembly President co-hosted hundreds of Parliamentarians from around the world – the largest in-person gathering at the UN in New York since last September’s High Level Week.

‘Historic expansion’ of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development 

The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, to try and get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. 

World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday, warning that “the ocean shoulders much of the burden”.

Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: Guterres

The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanizing action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known as Our Common Agenda, launched last year by the Secretary-General.

Cyberbullying a top concern on Safer Internet Day

With more children and young people spending time online, cyberbullying is the top concern for their safety when using the internet, according to a survey carried about by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on two social media platforms. 

In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report

People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity, according to new data and analysis by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) published on Tuesday. 

COVID’s pushed us ‘further off course’ from Global Goals: Mohammed

The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is worsening, the deputy UN chief told a new coordination meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Thursday, reminding that the world has less than nine years left to reach the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region. 

WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond

Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday. 
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