UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia
Feb 07, 2024, at 04:50 pm
As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to three million people in the coming weeks to avert “a major humanitarian catastrophe”, the agency announced on Tuesday.
Over 50 people, including two peacekeepers, killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region
Jan 30, 2024, at 03:24 pm
Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left more than 50 people dead including two peacekeepers, the UN said on Monday.
UN human rights chief regrets use of nitrogen in Alabama execution
Jan 27, 2024, at 03:43 pm
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the United States on Thursday night through the country’s first-ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation as a method of implementing the death penalty.
Houthis order US-UK UN staff to leave Yemen
Jan 25, 2024, at 11:50 pm
Houthi authorities in Yemen on Wednesday (January 24, 2024) have ordered UN and other humanitarian staff holding US and UK passports to leave the country within a month.
Congo: Floods induced by torrential rain claim 23 lives
Jan 20, 2024, at 05:46 am
Brazzaville (Congo): At least 23 people were killed by floods caused by heavy rains across the Republic of the Congo, government spokesperson Thierry Moungalla said on Friday.
Around 3.5 million displaced in Ethiopia: UN's International Organization for Migration
Jan 20, 2024, at 05:44 am
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): More than 3.45 million people are displaced in Ethiopia, with more than half of them displaced due to conflict, according to a new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency.
187 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours as Israeli army advances southward
Dec 30, 2023, at 05:14 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 187 Palestinians were killed and 312 others were wounded in Israeli air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, said the Health Ministry on Friday.
General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for next year
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:11 pm
The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, including the establishment of a special account to finance the Organization’s peacebuilding fund.
More than 70 members of a Gaza family killed in Israeli airstrike
Dec 24, 2023, at 03:49 pm
More than 70 members of a family were killed in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike, including a veteran UN aid worker.
'Gaza war to continue with or without international support': Israel
Dec 14, 2023, at 06:30 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Wednesday declared its determination to continue its Gaza war "with or without international support after it came under mounting pressure even from its key supporter United States.
Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief
Dec 12, 2023, at 08:56 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a roadmap to not only uphold human rights but also prevent wars, combat hatred, rebuild trust and build a sustainable future for all.
UN launches $46 billion appeal to respond to worsening crises in 2024
Dec 12, 2023, at 08:40 pm
As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4 billion for 2024 to help 181 million people facing catastrophic hunger, mass displacement and diseases worldwide.
UN chief Antonio Guterres says he will not give up appealing for Gaza-Israel humanitarian ceasefire
Dec 11, 2023, at 02:59 am
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was undermining its credibility.
Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined: UN report
Dec 09, 2023, at 02:51 pm
More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.
UNRWA says more than 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza
Dec 06, 2023, at 08:46 pm
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas members.
UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza
Dec 05, 2023, at 11:06 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages, his Spokesperson said on Monday.
Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities
Dec 05, 2023, at 10:48 pm
The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions.
Uyghurs led by East Turkistan Govt in Exile demostrate against China’s hypocrisy in US
Dec 01, 2023, at 09:58 pm
Members of the Uyghur community led by the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) demonstrated against China's hypocrisy in front of the UN headquaters in New York recently.
Israeli army withdraws from Gaza's largest hospital
Nov 25, 2023, at 04:54 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The Israeli army Friday withdrew from the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after raiding the premises for over a week, a Palestinian security source said.
General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce
Nov 22, 2023, at 08:25 pm
Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged countries to maintain the ancient Greek tradition of observing peace before, during and after the Games.
Nov 21, 2023, at 03:33 pm
The UN chief said on Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza, the world is witnessing an "unparalleled and unprecendented" level of civilian death, compared to any other conflict since he became Secretary-General in 2017.
Israel-Palestine conflict: UN relief chief warns humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse
Nov 18, 2023, at 03:40 pm
Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top humanitarian official told Member States on Friday, reporting that 41,000 houses have now been destroyed or severely damaged.
Ukraine: UN official ‘utterly outraged’ by brutal attack in Kherson
Nov 15, 2023, at 10:17 pm
The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson on Monday.
Israel-Palestine crisis: Humanitarians say ‘enough is enough’
Nov 07, 2023, at 02:34 pm
With the deepening Israel-Palestine crisis about to enter its second month, a dozen UN agencies have reiterated urgent appeals for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow more lifesaving aid into Gaza.
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan, shows UN survey
Nov 06, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.
Flash floods in Somalia claims 14 lives
Nov 06, 2023, at 06:32 am
Mogadishu: The United Nations humanitarian organization Saturday said that at least 14 people have died in Somalia as a result of flash floods and riverine floods brought on by intense rainfall.
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty, says UN poverty expert
Nov 01, 2023, at 11:47 pm
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive.
Death toll in Gaza from Israeli strikes exceeds 8,500, says Palestinian Health Ministry
Nov 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
Gaza/IBNS: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 8,500 and over 21,000 people have been injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Israel-Hamas crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses
Oct 30, 2023, at 04:02 pm
Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and other aid distribution centres in the ravaged enclave, taking wheat flour, hygiene supplies and other basic survival goods.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Six UN refugee agency workers died in Gaza in past 24 hours
Oct 24, 2023, at 05:16 pm
Six UN’s Palestinian refugee agency workers were killed in the past 24 hours in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between the Hamas group and Israel.