The crisis in Gaza is worsening, UN humanitarians warned on Monday, as ongoing hostilities and access restrictions driv…

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening at an alarming rate, a senior United Nations official warned on Monday, as…

Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Seville to turbocharge financing for sustainable…

“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in…

Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war to seek refug…

From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals,…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at eliminating AIDS among …

Indonesia has been putting its faith in innovative approaches to financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…

In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with the river’s tide. At dawn, slender boats glide through cal…

A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – incl…

Myanmar is spiralling deeper into humanitarian catastrophe, the UN’s top human rights official warned on Friday, as esc…

Attacks with short-range drones killed at least 395 civilians and injured 2,635 between February 2022 – the start of Ru…

The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more internationa…

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displaceme…

The rapid depletion of the remaining fuel stocks in the Gaza Strip is threatening efforts to keep critical lifelines up…

Dozens of civilians – including children and school staff – were killed or wounded in Russian missile attacks on Ukrain…

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday that his “number one priority” is for its i…

Nearly three months after Myanmar’s strongest earthquake in a century, more than six million people remain in urgent ne…

Once a teenager without legal status or access to education, Madiha Ali Changezi is now speaking out as a living exampl…

On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising …

Tobacco use still claims over seven million lives a year, the World Health Organization warned on Monday, calling for g…

The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing on Sunday at a Damascus church that killed at least 25 worshippers, …

Visitors to Expo 2025, a world fair currently being held in Osaka, Japan, appreciate the “positive vison” of a shared g…

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday that massive over…

The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Sunday that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the United Sta…

The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned a deadly attack on peacekeepers serving with the UN peacekeeping missio…

According to the United Nations, the world needs an extra $4 trillion every year to tackle some of the world’s biggest …

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States’ bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran as a “dan…

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken about how …

Hostilities continue to escalate across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, with reports of civilian casualties,…

As deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran enter a second week, the United Nations is sounding alarm over the …

Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile setting…

On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising execu…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains “profoundly alarmed” by the ongoing military escalat…

Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to savi…

Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights offi…

As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif call…

The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Right…

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias hav…

The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action.  from U…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, follo…

Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from …

Eighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and promote justice a…

Facing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Monday ann…

After a weekend of massive strikes and counter-strikes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, the UN's human rights chief, Vo…

How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart…

Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor…

Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced a record 1.3 million people, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on …

As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development ag…

Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli strikes in Iran late Thursday evening, urging ‘maximum restraint’ …

Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution deman…

With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, the UN Chief for Humanita…

The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s failure…

The UN-backed atomic watchdog voted through a resolution on Thursday declaring that Iran is not complying with its obli…

With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displ…

Nearly 1.3 million people have been forced to flee gang violence in Haiti and seek refuge elsewhere within the Caribbea…

Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the Wor…

Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track the UN deputy …

Iraq continues on the path towards greater stability, prosperity and regional integration, the top UN official in the …

The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) …

The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s due to social and econom…

The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN said on Monda…

With science at the forefront of the opening day of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UN News boarded a 111-year-o…

Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, from politi…

With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nati…

They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the se…

Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls …

In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find them…

As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors and pregnant…

Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The su…

A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council o…

Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of this plastic is designed…

Amid reports of yet another deadly attack on a school in Gaza on Wednesday, the UN’s top aid official Tom Fletcher welc…

Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries …

An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Mond…

The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack …

As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizati…

Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected President of the General Assembly’s 80th session on Monday…

As Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet for a second round of preliminary peace talks in Turkïye on Monday, rural com…

Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Ga…

“I stood helpless in the face of my son's hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from our little water to sati…

A world in which algorithms determine the fate of soldiers and civilians alike is no longer hypothetical. AI-driven dro…