Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: UN humanitarians
© WHO Men walk through the destroyed streets of Gaza. Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli […]
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Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
© UNRWA/Ashraf Amra A man takes his children across bombed land in the Gaza Strip during the temporary humanitarian pause. (file) As Secretary-General António Guterres […]
UN and African Union sign new human rights agreement
© UNECA/Daniel Getachew File photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and the Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia […]
World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker Phiona works as a Peer Mother at a health centre in Uganda, she helps train and support mothers to deliver HIV-free babies. […]
COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage
COP28/Neville Hopwood View of the iconic Al Wasl Dome at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which is hosting the UN climate conference COP28. […]
World Day for the Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation: Moving from Awareness to Action
CHILDREN, HUMAN RIGHTS PHOTO:©UNFPA Asia and the Pacific/Carly Learson World Day for the Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation: Moving from awareness to action UNNEWS The […]
Israel Rejects UN Resolution For a Humanitarian Pause
© WHO Al Shifa hospital continues to shelter displaced families in Gaza City. UN NEWS Israel has rejected the UN resolution calling for a humanitarian […]
Sudan:UNHCR warns Darfuratrocities of 20 years agomayreoccur
© UNHCR/Jutta Seidel A family from Darfur, Sudan, flees across the border to Chad. UNNEWS Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked […]
New Round of Talks on Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Under Way in Nairobi
© UNEP Dandora landfill in Nairobi, Kenya, where much of the waste in the landfill is plastic (file photo). UNNEWS Negotiators from around the world […]
US ‘at a Critical Juncture’ in Fight Against Racism: Independent Expert
© Unsplash/Colin Lloyd The United States need to increase efforts to address “enduring systemic racism” at what is a critical juncture in the fight against […]