Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine
The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR) says Israeli military tactics in Gaza City – including strikes on…
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World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update
“Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade, has found no consistent association,” the agency said in a statement, urging…
At UN, Colombian President Petro slams global inaction, calls for urgent reform
President Petro opened by recalling that in his first speech to the Assembly he warned of conflicts in Ukraine and…
UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos
Each September, heads of state and government gather in New York for high-level week, where leaders present their global priorities.…
World News in Brief: Gaza and Nicaragua human rights update, WHO hypertension alert and alarm over US autism claim
The damaged facilities include nine schools and two health centres sheltering more than 11,000 people. At least five displaced people…
Haiti’s security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister
The Caribbean country remains in the grip of a deepening multidimensional crisis affecting the political, security, human rights and humanitarian…
United Nations LIVE: Beyond the podium
World leaders are gathering this week at United Nations Headquarters in New York at a time of global upheaval. Wars,…
High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment
During the landmark 1995 event in the Chinese capital, countries came together and adopted the Beijing Declaration – a blueprint document for…
UN, AU and EU leaders pledge joint push for peace and development in Africa
Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on the margins of the General Assembly high-level week on Sunday, the leaders…
Sudan crisis: Surge in summary executions by all warring parties
Images from the site of the strike show mangled metal roofing that used to provide cover for worshippers; it comes…