Red Sea crisis underlines role of UN shipping agency

The new Head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, had been at the helm of the UN shipping agency for just...

Two years of war in Ukraine: about 40% of the Ukrainian...

In these two years of full-scale war, the United Nations has supported all diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter.

UN “shocked” and “appalled” by death of Navalny in prison

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reacted with emotion on Friday (16...

UN Gaza coordinator at EU meeting: “strong support for efforts on...

“We discussed the very dire humanitarian situation and conditions inside Gaza and all aspects of security affecting UN and humanitarian partners’ ability to deliver...

Call for a “global order that works for everyone”: Secretary-General Guterres...

In his opening speech at the Security Conference in Munich, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for peace and a modern global order. Today’s...

Red Sea attacks: Seafarers’ lives must be protected

There must be a de-escalation of tensions amid the ongoing attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, the new Secretary-General of the International...

Gaza: UN experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists

The Israeli military operation in Gaza, following the 7 October attacks by Hamas, has become the deadliest and most dangerous conflict for journalists in...

Gaza: why we must continue to support UNRWA

The United Nations has appealed to the countries that suspended funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the main...

“We cannot abandon the people of Gaza”: heads of UN agencies,...

The principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which includes heads of United Nations agencies, released a statement on 30 January appealing to Member States...

WHO: “Alarming” rise of measles cases in Europe

Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organization has warned. There were 42,200 measles cases across 41 member states in...

Our clean energy future is unstoppable

This year on 26 January marks the first commemoration of the International Day of Clean Energy. In a world grappling with climate change, a...

International justice: the South African complaint against Israel for “genocide” in...

South Africa filed a complaint on 29 December 2023 against Israel for “genocide” in Gaza with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN...

2024: UN Humanitarian Forecasts for Ukraine

The war against Ukraine continues to cause deaths, destruction, and increasing humanitarian needs. The fighting and hostilities continue to devastate parts of Ukraine and...

How the EU and UN cooperate

The United Nations Secretary-General has recognised the European Union (EU) as "a pillar of the multilateralism system and as the most successful peacebuilding project since the...

Over 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of...

There were over 69 million children living in poverty across 40 of the world’s richest countries by the end of 2021, according to a...