Extreme weather highlights need for greater global climate action
© ESCAP/Armin Hari A mother and her daughter try to shield themselves from rain as they walk in a market. UN News Scorching temperatures are […]
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UN and partners visit severely damaged Jenin Refugee Camp
© UNRWA/Tareq Shalash The two-day Israeli military operation, which included airstrikes in this densely populated community, caused the worst level of destruction in more than […]
UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions
© UNICEF/Hasan BelalDisplaced children stand in front of their family’s tent in an informal camp in southern Syria. UN News In a wide-ranging briefing on […]
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns UN Human Rights Chief
© UNOCHA In the West Bank people have been forced to flee their homes. UN News A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied […]
Combating Drought
WFP/Souleymane Ag Anara A woman waters a community garden under a baking sun in Satara, Niger. UN News Just before noon in Satara, a remote […]
Social media’s role in crushing hate speech
The UN’s eight-part UNiting Against Hate podcast series shows how hate speech manifests itself in different parts of the world and how the work of […]
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Photo by David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. UN News There are many dangers […]
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani (file) UN News Following riots and protests across France over the police shooting of […]
UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast
UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast UN News The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news […]
Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access
© WFP/Mohamed Elamin Grain is provided to people in Port Sudan who have fled conflict in Khartoum. UN News As the crisis in Sudan enters […]