From war zones to outer space, radio remains essential
Every 13 February marks World Radio Day, a celebration timed to the moment UN Radio first crackled to life 80…
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Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns
In an exclusive interview with UN News, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, reflected on the alarming…
UN envoy urges renewed political push as Yemen tensions rise
Hans Grundberg also warned that rising regional tensions risk dragging Yemen back into broader confrontation. “I ask this Council to…
Civilians and aid operations under fire as Sudan airstrikes intensify
Two children were reportedly killed and 13 others injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all…
Gaza radio station re-opens, bringing voices from the rubble
While 23 local radio stations were operating in Gaza before the conflict erupted, they were all destroyed and ceased broadcasting,…
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
As heavy fighting continues between former allies the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allies,…
UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action
Meeting at UN Headquarters, in New York, from 2 to 10 February, the Commission for Social Development marked its first…
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
“The situation remains highly volatile and we fear it will further deteriorate, worsening the region’s already precarious human rights and…
DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
In a statement issued on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he informed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 12 January about the…
Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire
In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq on Saturday, the UN chief said nearly 10 million people…