Is Trump the end of the international rules-based order? | United Nations News
After more than a year of Israeli bombing, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the world was largely united…
UN chief calls for global action against rising ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’ | Islamophobia News
Marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Guterres speaks out against bigotry, xenophobia and discrimination.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over “a disturbing…
‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA | Environment News
Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says.Sea levels rose faster than expected around…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,114 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key developments on day 1,114 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is the situation on Friday, March 14: Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin…
UNICEF says 12 million at risk of sexual violence as Sudan crisis deepens | Sudan war News
The war in Sudan has exposed more than 12 million people to “pervasive” sexual violence that is being used to “terrify” the entire population, according…
Palestinian survivor of Israeli sexual abuse testifies at UN | Occupied West Bank
NewsFeedThe United Nations has heard testimony from Palestinians who detailed beatings, torture and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Israeli settlers and security…
‘Entire families’ killed in Syria fighting, UN says | United Nations News
Hundreds reported killed in violence in Syria’s coastal region, which is heavily populated by Alawites.Entire families including women and children have been killed in Syria’s…
UN urged to probe Myanmar envoy Julie Bishop over alleged China firms ties | United Nations News
Activist groups demand UN investigation over alleged ties to Chinese firms, citing conflicts of interest.The United Nations is facing calls to investigate its special envoy…
Israel weaponising aid into Gaza says UN agency head | Gaza
NewsFeedThe UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addressed a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Gaza’s hunger crisis following Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA and stop all…
‘Alarming regression’ in path to peace in South Sudan, UN commission warns | United Nations News
South Sudan has seen an “alarming regression” as clashes in recent weeks in the country’s northeast threaten to undo years of progress towards peace, the…
UN rights chief worried by ‘fundamental shift’ in US direction under Trump | Donald Trump News
Volker Turk tells the UN Human Rights Council that policies meant to protect marginalised people are being called ‘discriminatory’.The United Nations human rights chief has…
Politics and funding cuts threaten global relief efforts: UN aid chief | Gaza
Tom Fletcher warns that global humanitarian aid is at risk as funding collapses and political battles block life-saving relief.The world’s humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded,…
Video: Palestinians observe sombre Ramadan in Gaza as Israel blocks aid | Gaza
NewsFeedPalestinian Muslims in Gaza are observing Ramadan amid rubble, anxious about where their meals to break their fasts will come from as Israel imposes a…
UN biodiversity talks resume with dispute over funding topping the agenda | Climate Crisis News
Global talks to protect biodiversity have restarted with a call for humanity to come together to “sustain life on the planet” and overcome a fight…
Russia praises US votes in UN siding with Russia | Russia-Ukraine war
NewsFeedThe Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, praises the United States for siding with Russia in two votes at the UN to avoid condemnation of Moscow’s…
Six children die of hypothermia amid freezing conditions in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least six Palestinian infants have reportedly died from hypothermia during a severe cold spell in the Gaza Strip, medical officials said. Dr Saeed Salah,…
US aligns with Russia in UN vote on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
US support for Moscow resolution, rejection of EU’s, illustrates deepening division between Washington and allies.The United States has sided with Russia in votes on two…
MSF halts operations in camp in Sudan’s Darfur region as violence rages | Sudan war News
Doctors Without Borders says increased fighting in and around Zamzam camp has made it too dangerous to operate.Doctors Without Borders has said it is suspending…
Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says | Conflict News
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in…
RSF escalates attacks on Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam refugee camp | United Nations News
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has stepped up its attacks on the Zamzam refugee camp near el-Fasher, capital of the North Darfur state.…