Children play near Fale Island in the Tokelau archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand. UN Secretary General calls for speeding up the decolonization…
Children stand on a home demolished in Beit Sira, a Palestinian village in the central West Bank. (file) Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank…
A young girl carries firewood for a warming stove at a house in the Kyiv region. As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return Human Rights As Ukraine prepares…
Home to fewer than 2,000 people, the non-self-governing territory of Tokelau in the Pacific is on the frontlines of climate change. UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as…
The UN Secretariat building with the illuminated sign “Thank you, New York.” So the leadership of the organization decided to thank the city for hosting the Millennium Summit. The city…
Capitol building in Washington. UN Women regrets the US decision to withdraw from its Executive Board Women The United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, UN…
Afghan families cross the border from Iran into Afghanistan. Afghanistan: Millions of people are returning to a country that is not ready to accept them Refugees and migrants The Office…
Trucks with humanitarian aid in northern Syria. Syria: UN calls to consolidate truce and increase aid amid ongoing instability Peace and security Following the ceasefire agreement in northeast Syria, a…
Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus (MPXV). New recombinant mpox strain detected in UK and India, WHO urges continued monitoring…
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 39th African Union Summit. Secretary General: the absence of African countries among the permanent members of the Security Council “cannot be justified” UN In a…