Security Council LIVE: UN discusses next phase to reduce Haiti’s gang violence and scale up aid
Following the renewal of the Security Council sanctions regime in Haiti and a resolution to create a new Gang Suppression Force to…
Israel obliged to let aid flow into occupied Palestinian territory, says World Court
In a detailed advisory opinion requested by the General Assembly, the highest court of the UN considered that Israel is obliged to…
Most major methane leak warnings ignored despite climate threat
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with a warming potential 80 times that of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Reducing emissions…
Four winters later, UN in Ukraine continues to provide aid under fire
From providing emergency care and evacuation assistance to repairing bombed energy plants, UN aid workers are carrying out their tasks despite reduced…
New forum builds on Seville commitments to tackle global debt crisis
The Seville Debt Forum will promote fairer lending, faster restructuring and long-term reform of the post-war financial system. Hosted by Spain and…
Climate science and early warnings are essential to saving lives
“Early warning systems work,” he told the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva. “They give farmers the power to protect their crops…
The UN sounds the alarm over the increase in sexual violence against women in the DRC
Speaking to journalists at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Shoko Arakaki, director of humanitarian affairs at the United Nations reproductive health…
A decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests
Nearly 500 million hectares (ha), the equivalent of around 750 million football fields, have been lost since 1990. However, deforestation has slowed…
Sudan: More than a million people return to Khartoum amid fragile recovery
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), returns took place between November 2024 and September 2025, as families returned to Khartoum…
UN Human Rights Office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ violence by Israeli settlers during olive harvest
Ajith Sunghay said on Tuesday that “Settler violence has skyrocketed in scale and frequency, with the acquiescence, support and, in many cases,…