Palestine: Girls face increasing risks of violence and early marriage
A girl looks at the destroyed houses of Gaza City. Palestine: Girls face increasing risks of violence and early marriage Humanitarian assistance More than two years of ongoing violence, displacement…
Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
A teacher sits in a destroyed classroom of a school in Kherson where she used to teach. Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office Peace and Security…
The Secretary General called for the immediate release of 118 detained UN staff
The UN works in some of the world’s most dangerous and unstable regions, including Gaza. The Secretary General called for the immediate release of 118 detained UN staff UN UN…
UNESCO report: number of children out of school rises for seventh year in a row
Students in Purnia, India, participate in an inclusive education program. UNESCO report: Number of children out of school increases for seventh year in a row Culture and education The number…
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the slave trade a grave crime against humanity
Meeting of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution…
Gulf war ‘out of control’, Guterres warns, as UN appoints envoy to push for peace
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the press on the situation in the Middle East. Gulf war ‘out of control’, Guterres warns, as UN appoints envoy to push for peace Peace and…
Strikes on Ukraine: new casualties and destruction of infrastructure
Delivery of drinking water in the Odessa region of Ukraine. Strikes on Ukraine: new casualties and destruction of infrastructure Peace and security A new wave of Russian strikes on the…
Gaza: Commitment to US-backed plan crucial to recovery, Security Council hears
A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Gaza: Commitment to US-backed plan crucial to recovery, Security Council…
Haiti: Police accused of extrajudicial killings as gangs expand control
Members of one of the criminal gangs on the streets of Port-Au-Prince. Haiti: Police accused of extrajudicial killings as gangs expand control Peace and security Criminal gangs continue to gain…
New study documents critical gaps in TB detection in the European Region
In several European countries, the incidence of tuberculosis among children under four years of age exceeds 10 cases per 100 thousand people. New study documents critical gaps in TB detection…