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    UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces

    According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity. “Almost every...

    World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo,...

    Findings from the recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis indicate an alarming 19 per cent increase in the number of children estimated to...

    UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock

    This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since Israel began a military offensive in the Gaza Strip following last October’s...

    World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA...

    According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need medical assistance and half of that number are children. Nearly one in two...

    UPDATING LIVE: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan

    10:47 AM Resolution must be implemented: UN chief Reacting immediately after the vote, Secretary-General António Guterres said on X that the long-awaited resolution must be implemented;...

    We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat...

    “The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he pledged to keep pushing “for the removal...

    World News in Brief: WFP boosts aid in Chad amid Sudan crisis, Ukraine education...

    The World Food Programme announced the operation on Tuesday and warned that lifesaving programmes in Chad will stop because of a funding crunch “in...

    Diplomacy and national leadership crucial in preventing war, Security Council hears

    The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for better prevention measures to save lives and boost development, amid a...

    Gaza: Aid missions constantly under threat, warns UN humanitarian chief

    Six Palestinians are believed to have died in the Gaza City incident and 83 more were wounded as they waited for aid trucks to...

    Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks

    Council members urged the armed gangs to “immediately cease their destabilizing actions” and reiterated the call for the “perpetrators of these abhorrent acts to...

    Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks

    “We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and...

    Gaza: Starvation claiming a growing number of young lives, warns UN

    “The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X,...

    11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms

    The northeast African country is already in the grip of the world's largest displacement crisis, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, noted.  Fighting between the...

    UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

    “Tragically, an unknown number of people lie under rubble”, António Guterres added, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, reiterating his call for an...

    UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends

    In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and national personnel of the United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in...

    UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East

    “Regional spillover is only the latest accelerant to a conflict that is growing in complexity and with each passing year. The situation is worsening...

    With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine and beyond, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

    Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva at the start of its first high-level session of the year, the UN chief insisted that any...

    ‘Shocking, unsustainable and desperate’ situation in Gaza, warns UN Special Coordinator

    Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told ambassadors that “there is still no end in sight” as the war...

    UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo

    The UN Mission, MONUSCO, also called on the group to respect the Luanda roadmap, an agreement signed in 2022 by Angola, DRC and Rwanda that...

    World News in Brief: Rafah ‘slaughter’ fears, Ukraine energy system attacks, rights abuses against...

    “Today, I’m sounding the alarm once again: Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already...

    INTERVIEW: Unpacking Egypt’s vital aid role in Gaza and Sudan

    UN News spoke with Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, and Neveen Alqabbaj, Vice-President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society and Egypt’s Minister...

    Gazans ‘have no homes – and they have no hope’: UN chief

      Speaking at a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, the UN chief underscored the need for “real, visible, concrete steps” towards a...

    World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear power plant update, DR Congo flood response, impact...

    IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi took stock of the safety and security situation at the plant as part of ongoing efforts to help...

    Gaza: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

    The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, comes nearly four months since Israel commenced a devastating bombing campaign in response to Hamas-led...