Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts
The allegations came in one of the most extensive reports of its kind on the issue since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on ...
UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar
The United Nations food agency said on Friday that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls.
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Shaping the future of global water action
The air was charged with a sense of purpose at UN Headquarters in New York, as Member States, UN entities, and stakeholders took their seats in the ECOSOC Chamber for the 2026 UN Water Conference ...
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Sudan War Is World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis: 30 Million Need Aid, 16 Million of Them Kids
The UN declares Sudan's conflict the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 30 million in need of aid, including 16 million ...
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Cuba’s Sugar Workers Played a Key Role in Its Revolution
For centuries, Cuba was one of the world’s great sugar producers, with a long history of enslavement and exploitation of ...
UN judge ‘took advantage of her status’ to force young woman to work as a slave
A judge at the United Nations has been found guilty of forcing a woman to clean and provide childcare for free. Lydia Mugambe, 49, ‘took advantage of her status’ in the ‘most egregious way’ to force ...
UN chief in Bangladesh for a first-hand look at Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is on a four-day visit to Bangladesh for a first-hand look at the situation of more ...
UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary ...
How countries define climate action in Paris Agreement pledges – and why a standard format could help assess outcomes
The climate pledges that countries submit to the UN may or may not detail policy and regulatory measures, making it difficult ...
As UN turns 80, it seeks to cut costs in shadow of Trump uncertainty
The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and ...
Donald Trump told ‘do whatever the hell you want’ by Iran over nuke talks
‘Do whatever the hell you want,’ he remarked. Trump had sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, hoping to seek a ...
More than 25% of UNESCO World Heritage Sites may hold unrecognized biocultural value
A new study published in Ecology and Society challenges the long-standing division between natural and cultural heritage ...