Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
“Now more than ever, two years on, the people of Sudan need your action,” Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office,…
Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks on…
Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries as regional fighting continues
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at a regular news briefing in New York that aid trucks from Türkiye to Idlib via…
Success for polio campaign in Gaza while West Bank tensions continue
The campaign has been extended until Wednesday to ensure full coverage, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing…
Haiti: Gang violence displaces 6,000 people in one month
Since the end of January, a wave of extreme brutality has led to widespread loss of life and the displacement of over…
UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions
“While a number of countries argue that it lies within their national sovereignty, from my perspective, it is incompatible with human dignity…
World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
On the opening day of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Secretary-General rounded on “warmongers who thumb their nose at international…
Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future
“I’m trying not to cry, but I can’t help it. I’m glad I have tissues on hand,” admits Natalia Datchenko, a Ukrainian…
UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best
Ukrainians continue to face near daily attacks, with air strikes consistently targeting civilian infrastructure, leaving families without homes, security and electricity. More…
Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi
As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since…