Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča, whose portfolio straddles both Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, voiced concern over attacks on energy infrastructure as…
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Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact…
Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN
The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar – particularly…
Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami
The lyrics include references to an earthquake, a massive wave, land submerged under water and locating to higher ground. “When…
UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
In a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, UN rights chief Volker Türk highlighted the widespread devastation…
Nepal: Hundreds killed as ‘unprecedented’ flash floods strike capital Kathmandu
Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed the most intense rains in over half a…
Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’
“Conversations have become difficult, agreements even more so,” he said. “This is surely not what the founders of the UN…
From vulnerability to action: Asia-Pacific leaders urge global responsibility
Prime Ministers of Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Tuvalu and Tonga underlined the UN’s role as…
‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
In a modest tent in a makeshift camp for displaced people west of the town of Al-Zawaida in Deir Al-Balah…
Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression
In a new report, the Human Rights Council-mandated investigators described how security forces had raided dozens of homes of suspected…