Tag: UN News

UN News (5 November 2025)

(SDGs - Second World Summit for Social Development) As the Second World Summit for Social Development continued in Doha on Wednesday, governments warned that...

UN News (4 November 2025)

(Humanitarian Aid - Sudan) New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported...

UN News (26 October 2025)

Hurricane Melissa poised to slam Caribbean; 1.6 million children at risk - With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across...

UN News (24 October 2025)

World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update -  World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods,...

UN News (23 October 2025)

World News in Brief: ICJ on Gaza, ‘a rare, good day’ for nuclear safety in Ukraine, Nigeria’s internally displaced - World News in Brief:...

UN News (22 October 2025)

UN appeals for stronger support for Syria, with millions still in need - As Syria’s humanitarian needs soar and aid funding dries up, UN...

5.7 million people face food insecurity in Haiti (UN News)

Millions of Haitians are facing food insecurity as armed groups continue to expand their territorial control around the country, the latest internationally-recognised IPC hunger...

Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022 (UN News)

Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Myanmar:...

Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief (UN News)

The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”. Release of detainees...

For 25th year in a row, Greenland ice sheet shrinks (UN News)

2021 marked the 25th year in a row in which the key Greenland ice sheet lost more mass during the melting season, than it gained during the winter, according to a new UN-endorsed report issued on...

Cambodia: Arrests of strikers may be breach of human rights law (UN News)

The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New Year’s Eve in Cambodia, may represent a...

UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar (UN News)

Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack...

UN disarmament chief urges Syria to come clean on chemical weapons (UN News)

Syria’s declaration of its chemical weapons programme cannot be considered accurate due to gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday. UN disarmament chief...

Ethiopia crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe (UN News)

In a special session held at the request of the European Union, to discuss the impact of conflict that began in Tigray in the...

35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel (UN News)

Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the...

UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink (UN News)

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue to rise. Close to 24,000 grave violations against youngsters were confirmed last...