UN Aid Worker Killed In Attack In Rafah Tragedy in Rafah as a UN aid worker is killed in an attack on a marked vehicle. UN Secretary-General condemns the assault and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Top News · May 13, 2024
Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women In a recording, the group's leader declared: "We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place? WEKU · May 8, 2024
Haiti Leaders Struggle To Find Transition Consensus As Crisis Broils The Caribbean nation's security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading the country since President Jovenel Moise's 2021 assassination. International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024
Venezuela Faces Criticism Over Arrests Ahead Of Vote Venezuela on Thursday faced a rising tide of international criticism over its arrest of two top aides to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a rival to President Nicolas Maduro. International Business Times · Mar 22, 2024
Senior UN officer on Gaza hunger strike claims assault by guards at New York HQ Bruno Donat, head of UN Mine Action Service in Geneva who is fasting over child victims of war, in ‘intense pain’ after incident The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2024
Assailants Attack Central Bank As Gang Violence Grips Haiti Security forces in Haiti killed at least three people, repelling an attack on the central bank as gang violence surges in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an employee said Tuesday. International Business Times · Mar 19, 2024
UN Agency Chief Says Israel Blocked Him From Entering Gaza The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday Israel had blocked him from entering the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip where the United Nations has warned of impending famine. International Business Times · Mar 18, 2024
UN: 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen last year released All ‘five colleagues’ kidnapped 18 months ago are in good health, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres says. Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2023
Syria gives green light to UN to keep two crossings from Turkey to rebel-held northwest open for aid The United Nations says Syria has agreed to keep two crossings open from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for the delivery of aid for another three months The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Kenya considers leading a force in Haiti: What you need to know Support for foreign intervention in crisis-racked Haiti has grown, but civil society groups warn of past abuses. Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2023
UN chief welcomes Kenya's offer to `positively consider' leading police force to combat Haiti gangs The United Nations chief has welcomed Kenya’s offer to “positively consider” leading a multinational police force to help combat Haiti’s gangs and improve security in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023
Cancer patients head for Turkey after border closure protests in NW Syria Referrals had temporarily stopped earlier in July after UN failed to agree on extension to cross-border aid mechanism. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2023
Sudan on brink of all-out civil war, UN chief warns, after airstrike kills at least 22 António Guterres decries conflict’s ‘utter disregard’ for human rights law as clashes reported in multiple states The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023
WEKU · Jul 9, 2023 The U.N. secretary-general says Sudan is on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war' U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the war between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force is likely to destabilize the entire region.
Bangkok Post · Jul 9, 2023 UN warns Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills 22 WAD MADANI, Sudan: Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023 UN chief says Sudan on the brink of a 'full-scale civil war' after nearly 3 months of fighting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum
Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2023 UN warns that Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023 The UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over the Jenin military operation Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country for its attack on the Jenin refugee camp
Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023 US to give Ukraine widely banned cluster munitions despite fears Banned by many countries, cluster munitions leave unexploded bombs that pose a risk to civilians for decades to come.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 28, 2023 UN vote on maintaining its peace force in Mali is postponed until Friday The UN Security Council is due to hold a vote Friday on whether to maintain Minusma - the UN peacekeeping force in Mali - after 30 June when the mission ends.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 US, UK, France demand UN investigate Russia's sanctions-busting use of Iranian drones in Ukraine The United States, Britain and France are demanding that the United Nations urgently investigate Russia’s reported use of hundreds of Iranian-provided drones in the war in Ukraine, which would violate U.N. sanctions
Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023 UN chief tells Israel to halt illegal settlements in Palestine Antonio Guterres says construction of illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory is driving violence.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 UN official hopes for breakthrough on Russian food, fertilizer shipments A top U.N. official says he hopes for a breakthrough soon after months of efforts to ensure that Russian food and fertilizer can be shipped to developing countries struggling with high prices
ABC News · May 10, 2023 UN condemns violence as Gaza militants fire hundreds of rockets amid deadly Israeli air strikes Palestinian militants fire more than 400 rockets into Israel as Israel presses ahead with a series of deadly air strikes on the Gaza strip.