‘We are the present’: Tajik climate activist urges leaders to include youth voices in dialogue
A young activist from Tajikistan is speaking up to show that her generation can be part of the solution to combat climate change.
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Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly leaving two dead and several injured in a chaotic scramble for food.
UN honours service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers
The United Nations is honouring staff serving at its field missions through several events to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Thursday.
Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions
The 78th World Health Assembly concluded Tuesday in Geneva, marking several major milestones in global health. Delegates adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement and approved a significant boost in core funding for the World Health Organization (WHO).
Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement continue to drive a surge in disease, particularly cholera and malaria.
Yemen: UN warns against Houthi-Israel escalation, calls for dialogue
The United Nations has called for restraint following another wave of escalation between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israeli forces.
‘My husband died in my arms’: Russian drone attacks on Ukrainians amount to crimes against humanity, UN investigators report
Russian drone attacks against civilians in the Kherson region of Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, UN human rights investigators concluded in a report published on Wednesday.
UN Awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede
An Indigenous social worker from Canada and a social entrepreneur from Kenya are the laureates of the 2025 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA).
Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians
Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” while the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, the UN’s Middle East peace envoy warned the Security Council Wednesday, urging immediate action to halt the violence, restore aid and advance a two-State solution before time runs out.
UN aid teams plead for access amid reports Gazans shot collecting food
In Gaza, dozens of Palestinians have been reportedly injured and shot trying to collect aid from the new US and Israeli-backed aid distribution facility operating independently of the UN.
Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years
2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that global temperatures are likely to continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year between 2025 and 2029 will surpass the 2024 record.