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Showing Resolve Amid Crisis: Guterres Highlights UN Impact In Annual Report
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 3:25 pm | UN News
In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency – the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance sustainable development, and alleviate human suffering. More >>
Middle East: Regional Crisis Risks Engulfing Syria, UN Envoy Warns
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 3:04 pm | UN News
The escalating regional tensions are drawing Syria deeper into conflict, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Tuesday, citing recent Israeli airstrikes, Hezbollah rocket fire and the widespread explosions of wireless devices in Lebanon, which included ... More >>
Lebanon: WHO Appeals For More Support For Civilians As Crises Intensify
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 2:59 pm | UN News
The international community must come to the aid of Lebanon in the face of back-to-back crises and spillover from the war in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country said on Friday, as reports emerged of more Israeli airstrikes in the ... More >>
‘Fear Of War’ Causing Speech Problems In Gaza
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 2:48 pm | UN News
The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of speech problems including stuttering amongst young children, according to a therapist interviewed by the United Nations. More >>
Youth Lead The Way Ahead Of UN Summit Of The Future
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 2:44 pm | UN News
Young people took centre stage at UN Headquarters on Friday in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future – an unprecedented opportunity for world leaders to address current and emerging global challenges, and reform outdated international institutions. More >>
Sudan: UN Urges Immediate Action To Stop Fighting In El Fasher
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 9:47 am | UN News
A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival military factions across the country, is heightening the risk of atrocities, including violence against women, and worsening the already dire humanitarian crisis, ... More >>
World News In Brief: Yemen Detainee Appeal, Typhoon Yagi Impacts, Ease Asylum Seekers’ Plight, Cash Boost For Mpox Fight
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 9:01 am | UN News
Regional directors from six UN agencies and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for the immediate and unconditional release of scores of colleagues who have been arbitrarily detained in Yemen for 100 days. More >>
‘Create A Future Fit For Our Grandchildren’, Guterres Urges, Ahead Of Gamechanger Summit
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 8:26 am | UN News
Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in New York. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Warns Of Growing Crisis Under Increasingly Authoritarian Taliban Rule
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 8:24 am | UN News
Concerns for women and the overall state of humanitarian rights in Afghanistan are growing following further legal clampdowns by the Taliban, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. More >>
UN General Assembly Demands Israel End ‘Unlawful Presence’ In Occupied Palestinian Territory
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 7:49 am | UN News
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. More >>
UN Appeals For Restraint After Further Devices Explode Across Lebanon
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 7:28 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of electronic device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries. More >>
How Aid Is (And Is Not) Getting Into Gaza
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 10:14 am | UN News
A relentless siege, deadly targeted attacks and chronic restrictions on lifesaving aid deliveries into the war-torn Gaza Strip by Israeli forces: that’s just some of what aid workers are grappling with as they try to provide the level of lifesaving ... More >>
More Action On The Ground Needed To Save Civilian Lives In Gaza, Top UN Official Tells Security Council
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 8:05 am | UN News
Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into Gaza, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for the Strip said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Climate Change: Ozone Layer Still Well On Track For Full Recovery
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 7:45 am | UN News
New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday reveals strong evidence that the ozone layer is well on track for a long-term recovery. More >>
What’s Going On With The World (And The Future) At The UN?
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 7:33 am | UN News
As world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly’s annual High-Level Week to chart a path towards a better, safer, greener future for all. More >>
Sanitary Disaster In Gaza ‘Worsening By The Day’, Warns UNRWA
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 7:12 am | UN News
Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are making conditions worse by the day for people in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned on Monday. More >>
Unchecked AI Threatens Democracy, Warns UN Chief
Monday, 16 September 2024, 11:00 am | UN News
Left unchecked, artificial intelligence (AI) could destabilise democratic systems by spreading disinformation, fueling hate speech and distorting public opinion through deepfakes, the UN Secretary-General has warned. More >>
Gaza War Continues To Shut Hundreds Of Thousands Out Of Class
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:15 am | UN News
Ongoing conflict in Gaza denies education to nearly 625,000 children, with UNICEF warning their futures are at risk amid widespread school closures and humanitarian crises. More >>
UN Investigators Warn Of Widespread Abuses In Myanmar Conflict
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:15 am | UN News
Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into the country said on Monday. More >>
‘Incalculable Cost’ Of Conflict On The Lives Of Children
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:14 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reports a 20% increase in attacks on education, with over 10,000 victims in 2022-2023, urging global efforts to protect children's right to learning. More >>
