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Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’ warns Guterres

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’ warns Guterres 24 February 2025 CTBTO A nuclear test that was carried out on an island in French Polynesia in 1971. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the risk of nuclear conflict is rising – as global security arrangements unravel and military spending soars – urging governments to push for total disarmament…

Eastern DR Congo: Crisis deepens as crime and insecurity surges

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DR Congo: Crisis deepens as crime and insecurity surges 24 February 2025 © WFP/Michael Castofas An IDP camp near Goma hosting thousands of displaced families. The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive tens of thousands from their homes and claim hundreds of lives, UN humanitarians warned on Monday…

World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, Gaza polio campaign continues, West Bank update, Kenyan officer killed in Haiti

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Famine in Sudan, Gaza polio campaign continues, West Bank update, Kenyan officer killed in Haiti 24 February 2025 UNICEF/WFP Children in a family supported by a joint JRP, UNICEF and WFP program which provides nutrtional support and free meals to school children in South Sudan. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern on Monday following the announcement…

Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression 24 February 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías The UN General Assembly votes on a resolution on Ukraine. Three years to the day since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly adopted two competing resolutions on resolving the conflict on Monday, one initiated by the United…

Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future 23 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres Olena stands in front of her damaged home in Kharkiv, hit during a May 2024 attack (file) 24 February 2025 marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the civilian population continues to face near daily-attacks. The UN staff living alongside them,…

Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark 23 February 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Irpin in Ukraine. Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law, and the UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for de-escalation…

Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage 22 February 2025 © UNFPA Bangladesh/Farjana Sultana An information and awareness-raising session in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Every day, almost one in five young women are married off while still children, according to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, which is urging countries to say “I don’t” to child marriage,…

UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best 22 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Alina Basiuk UN aid workers in Odesa City, Ukraine (file) As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic activity has led to a growing expectation of a ceasefire, although the situation remains extremely fluid. Despite the uncertainty, the UN is planning how to…

New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza 22 February 2025 UNRWA Gaza City: UNRWA and its partners implement a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza to reach nearly 600,000 children under the age of 10 across the Gaza Strip. The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young children got underway on Saturday…

Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator 21 February 2025 © UNOCHA A woman stands in a bombed-out building in Pokrovsk Town in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s people have endured continuous attacks, “psychological terror…displacement and hardship…