This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. Two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed on Monday, and two more were injured, in an explosion that hit a UNIFIL logistics convoy, destroying […]UN condemns killing of two more peacekeepers in Lebanon
March 31, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. Two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed on Monday, and two more were injured, in an explosion that hit a UNIFIL logistics convoy, destroying […]Syria: UN Commission documents grave violations in July 2025 escalation in Sweida
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 1,700 people were killed and nearly 200,000 more displaced in the July 2025 massacres in Sweida, Syria, UN human rights investigators said on Friday in a report that called for greater action towards accountability. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria documented widespread violations mainly against the Druze and Bedouin communities, including executions, torture, gender-based violence and the burning of homes. […]Middle East war: UN initiatives support mediation efforts, ‘lifesaving’ fertiliser shipments
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Just hours after war broke out in the Middle East last month, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council that the fighting risked “igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.” The humanitarian fallout continues to deepen […]UN peacekeeper killed, another seriously injured, in southern Lebanon
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for accountability after a peacekeeper was killed in Lebanon on Sunday amid hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The blue helmet from Indonesia was deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which reported that a projectile exploded at its position near Adchit Al […]Middle East war: Attacks on vital healthcare, evacuation strike fears
March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Almost one month since Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran began, sparking a wider regional war, UN agencies and partners on Friday highlighted the terror among civilians fleeing bombardment, with “no safe space” to go. In a rare piece of good news, though, the UN World Health […]Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
March 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly from attack drones, a top UN human rights official warned on Thursday. “During the first two months of this year, 60 per cent of all civilian casualties were in frontline regions […]DR Congo: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support
March 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely tense”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday. Despite the volatility, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, remains committed to delivering on its mandate, as regional efforts to restore peace continue. […]Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns
March 27, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. The crisis is affecting agricultural production and food security worldwide, with impacts […]UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’
March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against and 52 abstained. “Today, we come together in solemn solidarity […]World News in Brief: 273 million out of school, deadly attacks on Ukraine, migratory species in danger
March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The number of children and young people out of school worldwide has climbed for the seventh consecutive year, reaching 273 million, according to a new report from the UN education agency, UNESCO. The 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report finds that one in six school-age children are excluded from education, […]Gulf war ‘out of control’, Guterres warns, as UN appoints envoy to push for peace
March 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the escalating Gulf war is “out of control”, urging all sides to step back from the brink and allow diplomacy to prevail, as he announced the appointment of a senior envoy to spearhead peace efforts. Speaking outside the UN Security Council in New York […]Gaza: Commitment to US-backed plan crucial to recovery, Security Council hears
March 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the international community must not lose sight of the situation in Gaza, an official with US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace across the shattered enclave said on Tuesday in his first appearance in the UN Security Council. High Representative […]War in the Middle East: Cultural treasures damaged, with more at risk
March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in Iran, Israel and Lebanon, alongside immense suffering, displacement and death. In Iran, these sites include Golestan Palace, Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan, Masjed-e Jame mosque (also in Isfahan) and buildings located near Prehistoric Sites […]WHO verifies deadly hospital attack in war-torn Sudan
March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) verified on Saturday a hospital attack in war-torn Sudan that killed 64 people. The Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, killing scores of people, including 13 children, two nurses, a doctor and multiple patients. […]Dire fertiliser shortage a lurking threat due to Hormuz crisis
March 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Since the start of the Middle East conflict with Israeli and US strikes on Iran on 28 February, concerns have been growing over rising oil and commodity prices. At the centre of it lies the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints […]UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates
March 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday. Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s […]Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem
March 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Forests cover more than 40 per cent of Belarus. At the same time, the country recorded twice as many forest fires last year compared to the year before. Ahead of the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March, deputy resident representative of the UN Development Programme […]When justice fails: Why women can’t get protection from AI deepfake abuse
March 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. She woke up to messages flooding her phone. Doctored images of her, sexualised and viral, had spread while she slept. Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. Within minutes, […]War in the Middle East: Iran nuclear facility hit as equivalent of ‘one classroom of children’ killed, wounded daily in Lebanon
March 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 1,000 people have been killed and 2,584 injured in Lebanon since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, UN officials said Saturday. Key points “Recent escalation has killed or wounded the equivalent of one classroom of children every day,” said Ted Chaiban, deputy chief […]A former refugee takes on a world in flight
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Barham Salih has spent much of his life crossing borders, first as a young Kurdish exile fleeing repression in Iraq, and now as the UN top official for refugees, confronting a world in which more than 117 million people have been forced from their homes. He wasted […]Middle East war: ‘Force of the law’ must prevail over the law of force, urges Guterres
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The US and Israel must end their bombing campaign before it spirals out of control, while Iran needs to stop attacking Gulf neighbours who have played no direct part in the war roiling the Middle East and beyond, the UN Secretary-General urged on Thursday. António Guterres was […]World News in Brief: Rafah crossing reopens, gender inequality worsens global water crisis, rights defenders in Colombia
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Rafah crossing into Gaza reopened on Thursday for limited movement in both directions after a 20-day suspension, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners supported the medical evacuation of nine adult patients, most […]Amid deepening crisis in Palestine, girls face rising risks and a mounting mental health emergency
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in Palestine into what one UN official describes as a “profound mental health emergency”, with girls facing heightened risks, including a resurgence in child marriage. Sima Alami, adolescent and youth programme […]Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains
March 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The fallout from the war in the Middle East is rippling far beyond the Gulf, disrupting fuel supplies, shipping routes and supply chains across Asia and the Pacific, with some of the region’s most vulnerable economies already feeling the strain through rising prices, rationing and threats to […]World News in Brief: Yemen appeal, Middle East war roils Somalia, needs grow in Colombia
March 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid teams in Yemen on Wednesday warned that the situation in the war-torn nation remains dire in a call for $2 billion in aid to deliver lifesaving assistance for 12 million people. This number includes women and children and comes after more than a decade of […]Humanitarian needs in Gaza deepen as aid access remains constrained
March 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Humanitarian needs are continuing to grow again across Gaza, the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday, amid mounting pressures on aid delivery and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “Families face ongoing hardship” as access to essential aid remains limited and many continue […]‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
March 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Women will continue delivering for Afghan women and girls despite sweeping restrictions and ongoing instability, a senior official said on Tuesday. The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis, where women are nearly four times less likely than […]Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on rehab centre in Kabul
March 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Top UN officials condemned on Tuesday Pakistan’s overnight strike on a rehab centre that reportedly killed at least 400 people in Kabul, according to Taliban authorities, and injured more than 250 others. “A reported overnight strike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Kabul, managed by the […]Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s why
March 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and […]World News in Brief: West Bank displacement, Cuba fuel crisis, Sexual abuse safeguards, New ‘humancentric’ AI Advocate
March 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A new UN human rights report warns that expanding Israeli settlements are driving large-scale displacement of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank. According to the UN human rights office, UNHCR, more than 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the year to October 2025 amid intensifying settlement activity and […]Middle East war risks pushing 45 million more people into acute hunger
March 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as the UN chief again demanded an end to the widening conflict. “The Secretary-General asserts once more that the war in the Middle […]War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief
March 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s top climate change official warned on Monday, as conflict in the Middle East drives oil and gas prices sharply higher – echoing the market turmoil triggered by the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the 2026 […]World News in Brief: Deadly drone strikes in Sudan, families killed in West Bank, Ukraine casualties update
March 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Relentless drone strikes across Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur regions are causing civilian casualties and further restricting humanitarian access, the UN warned on Monday. Two people were reportedly killed in a strike on the town of Al Rahad, southeast of El Obeid in North Kordofan, where a hospital […]
