The sole border point with Egypt is a lifeline to the world – including for thousands of severely ill or injured Palestinians who require medical treatment outside the enclave, where last October’s fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold. The development […]
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From Cape Town to London, Deo Kato runs to challenge racism and reclaim the migration narrative
The 8,262-mile journey took him through 21 countries, transforming an extraordinary physical feat into a powerful act of activism, aimed at confronting racism and reshaping […]
Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Briefing journalists in Geneva on Friday, Eva Hinds, the UN child agency’s Chief of Communications, described a humanitarian response that is fragile, painstaking and essential, […]
UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency remains focused on preventing a nuclear accident as […]
Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
The people of Myanmar continue to suffer amid “widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” as the cycle of impunity persists, […]
South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Briefing journalists based at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), […]
Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis
The strikes thrust Nigeria’s long-running sectarian bloodshed into the global spotlight – and revived claims that a “Christian genocide” is unfolding in Africa’s most populous […]
South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
UNMISS expressed grave concern following reports that a senior military leader is urging troops to inflict discriminate violence against civilians, with more than 180,000 people fleeing their homes. […]
Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
Now eight months pregnant and sheltering in a makeshift camp, the mother of three said her biggest fear isn’t the biting cold – it’s what […]
UN envoy highlights ‘window to advance peace’ in Colombia
“At a time of tensions both globally and regionally, it is in everyone’s interest to secure lasting peace and security in Colombia,” said Miroslav Jenča, […]
