UN
‘Victims need a voice, assistance and justice’: UN victims’ rights advocate calls for stronger action
Najla Nassif Palma told UN News in an interview this week that Member States need to better support survivors of sexual...
Read moreDetails
‘Every Bird Counts:’ How city residents can help protect migratory birds
Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 9 May, UN News spoke to Catherine Quayle, Communications Director at the Wild Bird...
Read moreDetails
Bahrain and US float Security Council resolution on the Strait of Hormuz
The text is supported by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose representatives also took part in...
Read moreDetails
World News in Brief: Somalia drought response, Gaza and Ukraine aid updates, human rights abuses in Tunisia
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that drought, conflict and severe funding shortfalls are pushing millions into food...
Read moreDetails
Lebanon: Fresh strike on Beirut suburbs ‘a very alarming development’
This is obviously a very alarming development,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York. “We are deeply...
Read moreDetails
Oil, plastics and climate: Why higher prices could speed a materials transition
Most conventional plastics are made from oil and gas and production costs have increased recently as a result of the...
Read moreDetails
Countries make progress on migration pact, but more work remains
They were all born elsewhere, part of the roughly 300 million people worldwide who have left their countries of origin whether to learn, work, reunite with family or pursue other...
Read moreDetails
GDP up, satisfaction down: Why we need a new way to measure progress
Even people with no grounding or interest in business news will probably have heard of GDP which is frequently cited...
Read moreDetails
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says
Three people have died and several others have fallen ill aboard the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, prompting a major international public...
Read moreDetails
UN mourns CNN founder Ted Turner, a ‘tireless champion for our common humanity’
The founder of the pioneering Cable News Network, CNN – which created the global 24-hour news cycle – died on Wednesday at his home in Florida. He was 87. UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Read moreDetails