5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1033+ words) It's 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world's principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the world's most vulnerable people. "Human rights were built for moments like…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (613+ words) The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity. UN Spokesperson St'phane Dujarric told journalists at the noon briefing…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (418+ words) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to strengthen support for the nearly 42 million people worldwide who have fled their home countries to escape conflict, violence or persecution. "Given the opportunity, they rebuild their lives…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (708+ words) Sexual violence is increasingly being used as a weapon of war in conflicts around the world and women and children in particular continue to be targeted facing sometimes long-lasting consequences. The vast majority of these acts of degrading brutality go…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (727+ words) After another deadly night of clashes in Lebanon, aid agencies issued a new alert for Gaza, where 265 Palestinian children have been killed since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025. "During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (291+ words) The United Nations has again called for freedom of movement for its peacekeepers in Lebanon who continue to closely monitor developments in the south of the country, including in the wake of the recent provisional agreement signed by the United…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (669+ words) Words like "sustainability" and "healthy" shouldn't take the joy out of eating. As elite chef Jaume Biarn's has been explaining to UN News, sustainable gastronomy can be delicious, exciting and fun. At the Yondu Culinary Studio in Lower Manhattan, chef…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (542+ words) Libya has been mired in political dysfunction since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, which shattered State institutions and triggered recurring struggles over legitimacy and power." The country's current stalemate pits the UN-recognised Government of National Unity in the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (299+ words) Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children and hungry families in more than 40 countries. This week the'US State Department announced a more than…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (610+ words) The UN's top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan's North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian…...