A fake letter: the UN prepares to fight cybercrime with a new convention
You place your order, make payment and only later notice a small detail: only one letter of the website address was different.…
Around forty migrants, including children, die in a shipwreck in Tunisia
The tragedy comes amid fears that deteriorating living conditions for refugees and asylum seekers in North Africa could push more families to…
World news in brief: ICJ on Gaza, “a rare and positive day” for nuclear security in Ukraine and internally displaced people in Nigeria
The UN World Court concluded that Israel must also protect humanitarian and medical personnel, prohibit starvation as a method of warfare and…
Ceasefire provides ‘lifeline’ but Gaza hospitals remain in ruins
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the cessation of hostilities but declared that “the crisis is far from over and the needs are immense”.…
Fragile ceasefire in Gaza marks ‘a momentous but precarious moment,’ UN envoy tells Security Council
The Gaza ceasefire offers a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the UN deputy…
Millions on the brink of survival in Sudan
Sudan is at the epicenter of one of the world’s “most serious” humanitarian crises, according to the UN. More than 30 million…
Security Council LIVE: Gaza ceasefire, aid crisis dominate agenda as ambassadors meet on Middle East
THE UN Security Council meets in New York to discuss the Middle East. The session comes amid halting progress in Gaza’s fragile…
UN calls for stronger support for Syria as millions still need it
Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi, in a briefing from Damascus, called for a renewed commitment to women’s participation in the…
Green light for Gang Suppression Force tells Haitians “they are not alone,” Security Council says
Speaking to ambassadors for the first time as head of the UN office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu addressed the persistent…
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least six civilians, injure dozens
“At least six civilians were killed, including two children, and more than 30 people injured” due to missile and drone attacks, the…