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- Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHOon May 13, 2025
In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health […]
- UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flighton May 13, 2025
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all […]
- As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeepingon May 13, 2025
The future of peacekeeping took centre stage on Tuesday in Berlin as UN chief António Guterres urged Member States to do more to support the global […]
- Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security expertson May 12, 2025
Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine,” UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and […]
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- UN rights body rules Guatemala failed displaced Mayan Peopleson May 8, 2025
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Guatemala did not follow through on promises to resettle and compensate Mayan Peoples who remain […]
- World News in Brief: South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war, Türk calls on EU not to weaken landmark law, Ukraine and Mali updateson May 8, 2025
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, and other key bodies collectively known as the […]
- Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequenceson May 2, 2025
"After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood," said […]
- Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorshipon May 2, 2025
Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday […]
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- Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000on April 22, 2025
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000.
- World Court begins hearing Sudan’s case accusing United Arab Emirates of ‘complicity in genocide’on April 10, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which it accuses of being […]
- Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable developmenton March 17, 2025
On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent […]
- Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefiton March 12, 2025
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban in 2022 following their takeover in Kabul, […]