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Stories From The UN Archive: How The UN Was Founded Amid The Ashes Of War
Friday, 28 June 2024, 4:47 pm | UN News
Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world. More >>
From Banana Bread To Pineapple Pizzas: Women In The Philippines Bake A Better Future
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:58 pm | UN News
Banana bread, coconut buns and Spanish-style filled rolls are providing a cooperative of women bakers on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines with the promise of a more secure future, thanks to support from the UN Development Programme, (UNDP). More >>
Rights Expert Urges Banks To Stop Financing Myanmar Junta Weapons Trade
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:42 pm | UN News
Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there continues, according to an independent UN human rights expert on ... More >>
World News In Brief: ICC Convicts Malian Extremist Of War Crimes, Sudan Crisis Update, UN Police Summit Preview
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:30 pm | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief who faced a range of charges, from torture to rape. More >>
‘Fragility Of Peace’ Depicted In Giant New Mural On UN Tower In Vienna
Friday, 28 June 2024, 3:16 pm | UN News
In a landmark art project for the Austrian capital Vienna, the UN building there has become a giant canvas representing the challenges of forging peace in a world that is still all too prone to conflict. More >>
UN Mission Boosts Presence In Central African Republic’s Conflict-Stricken Southeast
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:53 am | UN News
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country’s southeast to prevent further violence in areas heavily affected by conflict and systemic issues. More >>
Global Leaders Address Security And Peacekeeping Challenges At UN Police Summit
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:49 am | UN News
Police chiefs and government leaders convened at UN Headquarters on Thursday for the opening session of UNCOPS 2024. More >>
Gaza: Aid Constraints And Health Issues Persist Amid Ongoing Conflict
Friday, 28 June 2024, 11:45 am | UN News
Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and partner agencies as the conflict there grinds on amid intense civilian suffering. More >>
Over Three Million Preventable Deaths Per Year Due To Alcohol And Drug Use
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:49 pm | UN News
Over 3 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the WHO found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five per cent of all deaths. More >>
Effort To Restore Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Remains Elusive’, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:46 pm | UN News
Restoring the Iran nuclear deal to its full and effective implementation “remains elusive”, the UN’s top political affairs official said on Monday, adding that participating countries remain at odds with each other. More >>
Syria: Security Council Highlights Escalating Crisis And Civilian Suffering
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:41 pm | UN News
Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council: Regional Crisis Deepens As Gaza War Grinds On
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:39 pm | UN News
While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council: Regional Crisis Deepens As Gaza War Grinds On
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:39 pm | UN News
While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across the whole region, the UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday. More >>
We'll Never Abandon Gaza, Pledges Top UN Aid Official
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 4:33 am | UN News
UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need, despite the increasing dangers of working there, the Organization’s top aid official said on Wednesday. More >>
New Famine Alert For Gaza Where Families Go Days Without Food
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. More >>
World News In Brief: Guterres Condemns Terror Attacks In Dagestan, Call To End ‘War On Drugs’, Women Heads Of State
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:37 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest reports. More >>
First Person: Moving From Fear To Hope After War On Drugs In The Philippines
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:29 am | UN News
People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical help and other interventions, as authorities there look to update the country’s former controversial policies. More >>
Officials Highlight Ongoing Terrorist Threats And Dire Humanitarian Needs In Somalia
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 8:07 am | UN News
A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the terrorist group, Al-Shabaab. More >>
Algorithms Should Not Control What People See, UN Chief Says, Launching Global Principles For Information Integrity
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:44 am | UN News
The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. More >>
Chief Of Key UN Agency In Gaza Warns ‘entire Generation’ Could Be Lost
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on Monday that it “will crumble” unless funding is found quickly, with an “entire generation” of children at risk of being condemned to “poverty…hatred, ... More >>
