Stories from the UN Archive: Nigerian Nobel Laureate condemns online hate
UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Wole Soyinka addresses a lecture series marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of…
Waiting would be ‘death sentence’ for millions on brink of starvation: Relief chief
“War is pushing millions of people to the brink of starvation. Only technicalities prevent famines from being declared, as people are already…
Gaza: Hamas, Israel committed war crimes, claims independent rights probe
This was among the conclusions listed in the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including…
From AI to war zones, UN hosts largest global meeting on disability issues
Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the…
Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR
Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR‘s representative in Chad, said that expected rains have started in Adre, leaving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees…
What’s going on at COSP17?
They are gathering at the largest global disability rights-focused meeting, known as the 17th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on…
Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’
“Humanitarian facilities in Rafah are forced to close one after another…The flow of humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza, already insufficient to meet…
First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover
That’s happening on the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on…
Sudan: ‘Noose of war’ tightens on civilians in El Fasher, UN official warns
Fighting between the Sudanese army and the rival military Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been battling for more than year, recently…
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts
The landmark legally binding treaty entered into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and…