In Southeast Asia, Guterres presses the case for climate action
Addressing a joint summit between the UN and Southeast Asian nations in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres described…
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Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’
The agency has received reports of summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last Sudanese military government stronghold…
Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission
The Russian military’s actions amount to two crimes against humanity, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine’s report states – firstly…
World News in Brief: Funding cuts curb development, human rights in Belarus update, Ebola and mpox in Africa
Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing “declining respect for human rights and multilateralism”, with conflicts, debt, and…
Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation
Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first…
One wrong letter: UN moves to curb cybercrime with new convention
You place your order, make the payment, and only later notice a small detail: just one letter in the website…
Guterres calls for urgent reform of the Security Council
Mr. Guterres was addressing ambassadors in the iconic chamber in New York on United Nations Day, marking 80 years since…
UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages
Since the ceasefire on 10 October, the UN migration agency IOM has dispatched more than 47,000 relief items, including 2,500…
‘Let’s finish the job’ and end polio: WHO
In 1988, the international community united under the World Health Organization’s (WHO) leadership with the goal of eradicating polio. World…
World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update
In Nairobi, home to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Executive Director Inger Andersen highlighted the city’s unique role as the…