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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
The incident occurred in the vicinity of Sake, just 20 kilometers from…
UN chief urges ‘genuine, credible’ political solution in Syria, as conflict approaches thirteenth anniversary
March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic…
Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns
“The child deaths we feared are here,” Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director…
What is the UN Environment Assembly and why does it matter?
Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA…
A lullaby for children sleeping under bombs in Gaza
“I endured the artillery’s roar, the fire in the nursery, yet I…
Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan
Teams of volunteer medical staff, engineers and other emergency experts across the…
Gaza: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues
The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, comes nearly four…
From The Field: Story of an aid worker trying to survive in Gaza
Many displaced people are living in tents in Tal Al-Sultan neighbourhood, in…
UN chief urges countries to reverse UNRWA funding suspension
In a statement on Sunday, the UN chief said that the Organization…
Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division
Observing Saturday’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of…
How a piece of the Moon landed at UN Headquarters
Displayed for all visitors to see, the tiny charcoal coloured block of…
Adrift at sea for 28 days, struggles continue for Sri Lankan migrants
Selvan is heading out on his motorcycle to buy groceries from a…
At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages
Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep division globally, including rising…
How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?
In conflict zones across the world, UN humanitarian workers work under extreme…
Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’
first glance, one would not notice the tumultuous journey that Shiraz has…
World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall
“Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while…
Gaza: Nearly 600 healthcare attacks since start of war, says WHO
Some 613 people have died within facilities as a result since 7…
Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to…
Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closes
Established by Security Council resolution 1757 in 2007, the Special Tribunal’s jurisdiction…