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In Munich, Guterres Calls For New Global Order That Works For All
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:27 pm | UN News
Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. “Our world is facing existential challenges, but ... More >>
Russia: UN Human Rights Office ‘appalled’ At Death Of Navalny In Prison
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:26 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, calling for an impartial and transparent independent investigation. Mr. Navalny, ... More >>
Drastic Erosion Of Women’s Rights In Afghanistan Continues
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:07 pm | UN News
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country. Police enforcement has increased ... More >>
Lifesaving Medical Care Collapsing Under Assault In Gaza: WHO
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 6:51 pm | UN News
The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday amid reports of intense attacks by Israeli forces. There have been reports of damage to Nasser Hospital’s orthopedic ... More >>
Ukraine Recovery And Reconstruction: $486 Billion Over The Next Decade
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:28 am | UN News
Reconstruction and recovery in war-torn Ukraine is projected to cost $486 billion over the next decade, up from $411 billion estimated a year ago, a UN-backed study published on Thursday has revealed. The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment ... More >>
Gazans ‘anxious And Living In Fear’ Of Israeli Assault On Rafah, Warns Top UN Aid Official
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 6:53 pm | UN News
As international efforts continue to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, the head of UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians, warned on Tuesday that those in the enclave remain deeply traumatised by the war with Israel and afraid of a full-scale assault on Rafah ... More >>
Gaza: UN Health Agency Warns Over Continuing Attacks On Healthcare
Monday, 12 February 2024, 5:17 am | UN News
The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday as it unveiled data indicating more than 350 attacks on healthcare in the enclave since hostilities ... More >>
World News In Brief: Rafah Escalation Fears, Gaza War’s Unprecedented Death Rate, Pakistan Terrorist Attacks Condemned
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:18 pm | UN News
The unprecedented population density in Rafah in southern Gaza makes it nearly impossible to protect civilians in the event of ground attacks, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Friday. More than half of Gaza’s population of over two ... More >>
Mongolian Dzud: Extreme Weather Puts 90% Of Country At ‘High Risk’
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:17 pm | UN News
The ongoing “white and iron” dzud in Mongolia has reached a “critical” level, with over 90 per cent of the country facing high levels of risk from the unique weather phenomenon, UN agencies have reported. About 190,000 herder households are struggling ... More >>
With Middle East At A ‘Critical Juncture’, UN Iraq Envoy Appeals For Restraint
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 7:51 pm | UN News
Attacks originating both within and outside Iraq have the potential to unravel hard-won stability and other achievements if they continue, the head of the UN Mission in the country, UNAMI , warned the Security Council on Tuesday. “With the conflict ... More >>
US Must Uphold Judges’ Right To Speak Freely About Race & Gender Bias
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 5:29 am | UN News
Judges in the United States must be free to speak about important issues that threaten judicial independence or affect the administration of justice, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday. Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite ... More >>
World News In Brief: Drought In Ethiopia, Peacekeepers Wounded In DR Congo, Deadly Strike On Ukraine Aid Workers
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 7:20 pm | UN News
The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to rising hunger in the northern highlands region, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA , reported on Friday. Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray ... More >>
UN Chief To Meet UNRWA Donors, As Major Charities Call For Continued Support
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 7:51 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday, as major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) issued an urgent plea to keep lifesaving funds flowing. The UN chief met with ... More >>
Ukraine War: Political Affairs Chief Warns Against Rhetoric Fuelling ‘Already Dangerous Conflict’
Monday, 29 January 2024, 3:50 pm | UN News
The UN “is not in a position” to verify reports surrounding the crash of a Russian aircraft near the border with Ukraine, the Organization’s top political affairs official said on Thursday, calling on the warring sides to avoid fuelling “the ... More >>
World News In Brief: UNHCR Chief On Frontlines In Ukraine, 10 Million Displaced In Sudan, Instability Grows In Lebanon
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 7:28 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has warned of dramatic humanitarian suffering throughout Ukraine and worsening conditions as war-affected civilians suffer through the harsh winter. Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a ... More >>
Gaza: UN Rights Office Condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli Mass Evacuation Orders
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:36 pm | UN News
Mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push them “into ever smaller areas” amid “ever-intensifying violence” in likely violation of international humanitarian law, the UN human rights office, ... More >>
US: Türk Voices Regret Over First Ever Execution By Nitrogen Suffocation
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:35 pm | UN News
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the United States on Thursday night through the country’s first ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation as a method of implementing the death penalty. “I deeply ... More >>
Haiti Crises Have Reached ‘A Critical Point’
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 2:53 pm | UN News
More than 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in Haiti last year, including killings, injuries and kidnappings – a 122 per cent increase over 2022, the UN Special Representative for the country told the UN Security Council on Thursday. ... More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Shakira Speaks Up For Children
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:31 pm | UN News
Shakira has long helped raise awareness for the rights of the world’s most vulnerable children, so on the heels of the International Day of Education , marked annually on 24 January, we took a look at the Grammy-award winning singer’s work with the ... More >>
Rejection Of Two-State Solution By Israeli Leadership "Unacceptable," Says Guterres
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 9:27 am | UN News
Top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip and the whole Middle East in the UN Security Council , against the backdrop of Israel’s unrelenting military operation, mounting death toll and escalating global calls for an immediate ... More >>
