DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
Jun 21, 2023, at 09:01 pm
New York: UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to fuel a dramatic hunger crisis.
Honduras: 41 die as riot breaks out at women's prison
Jun 21, 2023, at 03:20 pm
At least 41 people died as a deadly riot broke out at a women's prison in Honduras, media reports said on Wednesday.
French police raid Paris 2024 organizing committee office: Reports
Jun 20, 2023, at 10:25 pm
French police on Tuesday raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in the French capital, media reports said.
Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:45 pm
New York: Twenty-two percent of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare, according to a report issued on Monday by 12 UN agencies in the country.
End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New York: On the International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres demanded accountability and justice for victims of sexual violence.
Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
Jun 20, 2023, at 09:14 pm
Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, calling for more global action towards eradicating it.
‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk
Jun 20, 2023, at 06:47 pm
New York: A lack of strong cooperation with the international human rights system leaves States “adrift”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday, as he addressed rights emergencies in dozens of countries including Iran, Mali and Russia.
Titanic tourist submersible goes missing, search operation ongoing
Jun 20, 2023, at 03:11 pm
A massive search is currently underway in the mid-Atlantic after a tourist submarine went missing after it dived to reach the wreck of the iconic Titanic.
Egypt condemns deadly Israeli raid in West Bank
Jun 19, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Cairo: Egypt condemned on Monday the Israeli raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin under air support that left four Palestinians killed and wounded at least 62.
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers
Jun 19, 2023, at 10:42 pm
Ramallah: At least three Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Monday by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli media reported.
22 kg of heroin seized in Myanmar
Jun 19, 2023, at 08:24 pm
Yangon/UNI: Myanmar authorities have seized 22 kilograms of heroin in the country's central region of Mandalay, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Sunday.
Ecuadorian woman who knocked on her coffin during funeral has died
Jun 19, 2023, at 03:46 pm
An Ecuadorian woman, who had shocked mourners after knocking on her coffin during her funeral ceremony, has died after spending seven days in intensive care, media reports said.
Japan: 5 killed in bus, truck collision in Hokkaido
Jun 19, 2023, at 02:33 am
Tokyo: Five people died after a bus collided with a truck in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido on Sunday, according to local authorities.
We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech
Jun 18, 2023, at 11:23 pm
With hate spreading lightning fast on social media and “mega spreaders” using divisive rhetoric to inspire thousands, the United Nations is calling for concerted global efforts to combat hate speech.
Countering ‘dark age of intolerance’ starts by tackling hate speech
Jun 18, 2023, at 11:14 pm
From institutionalized racism to genocide, the roots are the same, according to people on the frontlines of change who shared their stories with UN News ahead of the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, observed on Sunday.
US: Tiktok star Carl Eiswerth dies in road crash
Jun 18, 2023, at 10:07 pm
Popular TikTok star Carl Eiswerth has died in a car crash in the US, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Mine explosion leaves a person killed in Wardak
Jun 18, 2023, at 08:41 pm
A provincial police officer in Wardak said one person was killed in a mine explosion on Sunday, media reports said.
Poland: Thousands march for LGBT rights
Jun 18, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Warsaw: Tens of thousands of people marched in Warsaw's Pride parade to demand equality for LGBT people ahead of Polish elections, media reports said.
Death toll from floods in Brazil surpasses 10
Jun 18, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Mexico City/IBNS/UNI: At least 11 people have died and another 20 are missing amid heavy floods in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state’s civil defense authorities inform.
17 killed in airstrike in Sudan's capital
Jun 18, 2023, at 01:59 pm
Khartoum/IBNS/UNI: At least 17 civilians, including five children and women, were killed on Saturday in an airstrike south of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the country's health ministry said.
Germany: Archeologists find Bronze Age sword in Nordlingen
Jun 18, 2023, at 12:16 am
German archeologists have dug up a Bronze Age sword, which is believed to be 3000 years old, from a grave in the southern town of Nördlingen.
Uganda: Death toll from rebel attack rises to 37
Jun 18, 2023, at 12:05 am
Kampala: The death toll from an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Uganda's western district of Kasese has climbed to 37, a military spokesperson said here Saturday.
Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster
Jun 17, 2023, at 08:37 pm
New York: UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they’ve warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country’s south face severe water shortages.
Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
Jun 17, 2023, at 08:31 pm
The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued, and hundreds more missing and feared dead, the 14 June shipwreck off the coast of Greece is one of the worst and most deadly in years.
Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President
Jun 17, 2023, at 08:22 pm
New York: Words are not enough to alleviate the multiple crises afflicting Haiti, said the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, in an appeal for urgent international action.
Sudan's devastating war in Khartoum enters third month with death toll surpassing 2,000
Jun 17, 2023, at 09:04 am
Khartoum/Sudan: Sudan's war in Khartoum continues to escalate, now entering its third month, as the reported death count reaches over 2,000.
France: Brehat Island implements visitor restrictions to combat overtourism
Jun 17, 2023, at 06:23 am
Brehat, a charming French island off the north coast, has taken a stand against "overtourism" by implementing restrictions on the number of visitors this summer. Concerns over waste management and environmental preservation prompted the island, along with several other destinations in France, to address the issue.
Pope Francis returns to the Vatican from hospital
Jun 17, 2023, at 01:42 am
Vatican City/IBNS/UNI: Pope Francis, who underwent abdominal surgery last week, returned to the Vatican on Friday from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:59 pm
New York: Nearly three million children, the highest number on record, need humanitarian support in Haiti, where they face staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty and a resurgence of deadly cholera.
UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’
Jun 16, 2023, at 11:38 pm
New York: As donors gathered in Brussels at an international pledging conference for Syria organized by the European Union on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres highlighted the immense suffering of the Syrian people, which he said “defies description”.