The Secretary-General of the United Nations urges Israel to refrain from causing further harm to civilians in Gaza.
Mr. Guterres is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas this past Friday, including rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza and Israel’s renewed ground operations and intensified airstrikes, increasingly in the south of the enclave. The United Nations is urging the Israeli…
In short global updates: Flooding in Somalia, Update on Cholera in Sudan, and Efforts to Prevent Genocide.
The east African nation has been impacted by heavy rainfall, leading to an increase in water levels that have affected over 2.4 million people. The UN aid teams are growing worried about the potential spread of water-related illnesses, according to…
The UN human rights chief urges for the cessation of violence and a resumption of dialogue in Gaza.
Volker Türk issued a statement expressing deep concern over reports that negotiations for a continuation of last week’s ceasefire have come to a standstill. He urged for the guns to be silenced and for dialogue to resume, as the suffering…
There is a situation of shock and fear in Gaza as the bombing of the devastated area continues.
The noise of shells detonating around 7am in Gaza was easily heard at Nasser hospital, located in the southern region. According to James Elder of UNICEF, the children at the hospital were frightened and traumatized, immediately seeking comfort from their…
The Security Council has reached an agreement to end the United Nations mission in Sudan.
The military government of Sudan, which has been engaged in a power struggle with the RSF militia since April, has stated that the UN mission is not meeting its expectations. UNITAMS, the UN Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan, is…
Quick updates from around the world: Gaza to receive additional aid, Sudan facing issue of sexual violence, global efforts to combat chemical weapons.
The most recent report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) states that two hospitals in Gaza City, Al Ahli and As Sahaba, have been supplied with a combined amount of 10,500 liters of fuel….
The United Nations’ human rights chief condemns the banning of the ‘global LGBTQ+ movement’ in Russia.
The Ministry of Justice successfully argued in the Supreme Court of Russia that the “international LGBT movement” was engaging in actions that were deemed “extremist” and were stirring up conflict between social and religious groups, which goes against the country’s…
Demand increases as floods continue to spread in Somalia.
The crisis started when the deyr rainy season began in October, six months after the country had just recovered from a severe drought that almost caused a widespread famine. Tweet URL GConway_UN “According to George Conway, the UN Deputy Special…
Tales from the United Nations Archive: The beginnings of #PalestineDay
Why was November 29 chosen? This date marks the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly in 1947 regarding the partition of Palestine. [embedded content] At the celebration of the establishment of the international day, former Secretary-General of…
of Solidarity with the Palestinian People The United Nations expresses support for the Palestinian community on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
On November 29th each year, we recognize the date in 1947 when the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to divide Palestine into two separate states – one for the Arabs and one for the Jews. An exhibition at…