In Iran, the increase in executions carried out this year indicates that the death penalty is being used as a tool of S…

In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations – influencing everything from t…

The UN Security Council is due to meet at the top of the hour in New York following overnight strikes by Russia on Ukra…

The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that coul…

Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outb…

The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon received the…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access…

Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv, left four children dead and d…

Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into p…

After 500 days of siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with…

Iraq has taken an historic step with the launch of its first ever national migration plan, designed to promote safe, or…

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts of the ongoing Israeli…

Following a devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants focused on southern Lebanon, the Novem…

More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine following recent hostilities and attacks across the country, the…

A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the count…

The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overall to 247 s…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli a…

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World H…

Monday marks eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations i…

One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the …

Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the ch…

From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health worker…

As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastroph…

US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet le…

World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories,” The UN chief told festival …

Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices mus…

Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according t…

Small-space home garden ideas can transform balconies and windowsills. Start by mapping sun exposure: herbs like basil…

Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on co…

As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 …

Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and hu…

Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, haili…

UN aid teams in Gaza say that they’re only able to get less than half the lifesaving food support that is needed into t…

Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia overnight reportedly killed 10 people includi…

Traveling with pets can be fun and stress-free when you’re prepared! In this video, we share 5 must-know tips and tric…

Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival…

In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for baking in…

Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the …

The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – continues to spread around the world, driven by conflic…

At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesda…

As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, whi…

Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite are…

July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according…

The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration i…

At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to…

The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation a…

The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six j…

Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting some 80 per cent of world …

In 2021, an Afghan woman could have run for president – although none did. Spool forward to 2025, they can’t even speak…

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hosp…

The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syria’s Sweida region since mid-July…

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its military op…

The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis,…

In honor of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration …

Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the borde…

Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” in war-torn Sudan, UN o…

Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, accordin…

Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain among …

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia…

UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contribut…

Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since then, little has changed – no aid trucks…

The Security Council is meeting to discuss rising concern in Israel and elsewhere over the dire conditions facing the d…

Children in Gaza are dying not just from hunger, but from the total collapse of the systems meant to protect them, UN a…

The daily struggle to survive an ongoing war in Gaza and to protect one’s family – while reporting on the fear and chao…

As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm on Monday ov…

In Gaza, UN aid teams continue to report that Gaza is on the brink of famine with the UN human rights chief on Monday d…

Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total number of new arrivals to…

At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world are being urged t…

Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of pl…

Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and displa…

In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags were raised on Sunday ahead of the T…

Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening an already d…

As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured while search…

Nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-Speaking Caribbean struggle to get enough to eat, according to the l…

The human rights situation in Haiti remains “extremely worrying,” with 1,520 people killed and 609 injured as a result …