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Support For Haiti Needed Now ‘More Than Ever’, Security Council Hears
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:01 am | UN News
Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Afghanistan: ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Taliban Leaders Over Gender-Based Persecution
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:53 am | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken an historic step towards addressing the “unacceptable” systemic repression of Afghan women, girls and LGBTQI+ individuals by the Taliban. More >>
UN To Strengthen Cooperation With League Of Arab States
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:14 am | UN News
The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and security challenges in the Middle East and beyond, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
Georgia: Malaria-Free Certification ‘A Huge Milestone Worth Marking’
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:12 am | UN News
The country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free following a nearly century-long fight to combat the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. More >>
What Is The World Health Organization And Why Does It Matter?
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 12:04 pm | UN News
From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been dedicated to the wellbeing of all people since 1948. The UN agency currently works with its membership and on the health frontlines in more than 150 locations ... More >>
Security Council Debates Growing Terrorism Threat In Africa
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:25 am | UN News
Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Aid Surging Into Gaza ‘At Scale’ But Massive Needs Remain: OCHA, WHO
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:07 am | UN News
Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released and families reunited, but massive needs remain across the devastated enclave, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
World News In Brief: Sudan Famine Latest, Weekend Attacks In Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg Virus Update
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:43 am | UN News
A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Roots Of ‘No Justice, No Peace’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed annually around the civil rights icon’s birthday, 15 January, we are highlighting our archives with a video about the roots of the slogan “no justice, no peace”. More >>
Guterres Urges Support For The Middle East Amid Current ‘Turbulent Period’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:43 am | UN News
With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
In Lebanon, Guterres Highlights Challenges And Support For Peacekeepers
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:59 pm | UN News
Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces. More >>
Antisemitism Action Plan, DR Congo Violence Escalates, New Migration Movie, Year Of ‘Peace And Trust’
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:58 pm | UN News
The UN launched a new Action Plan on Friday that will enhance monitoring and response to antisemitism. More >>
Relentless Crisis In Haiti: One In Eight Children Internally Displaced
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:55 pm | UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund ... More >>
Security Council Briefed On Challenges To Peacekeeping In Lebanon, Syria
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:53 pm | UN News
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan, and the challenges facing “blue helmets” serving there. More >>
Will Those Responsible For Atrocities In Syria Finally Face Justice?
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:49 pm | UN News
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria will eventually be held accountable for their crimes. More >>
Dignity For Migrants Should Be Our Guiding Light, Insists ‘Cabrini’ Film Star
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:47 pm | UN News
'Cabrini' film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants – and the astonishing Italian missionary who travelled to New York City's slums at the turn of the last ... More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Could Boost Aid Deliveries To 600 Trucks Per Day: WHO
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:11 pm | UN News
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Hails ‘Signs Of New Beginnings’ In Lebanon And Syria
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:14 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades. More >>
Increase In Climate-driven Wildfires Calls For More Investment In Prevention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:01 am | UN News
The deadly wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area, destroying whole communities and causing billions in damage, reveal why countries must invest more in stopping these devastating blazes before they start. More >>
World News In Brief: Libya, Mozambique, Tanzania & Türkiye
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:40 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised ... More >>
