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UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of children’s right to education and safety…

UN Security Council extends South Sudan mission amid rising instability

The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the world’s youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed conflict. Introduced by the United…

Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peace

Amid reports that renewed drone strikes on a key Sudanese aid hub were thwarted late Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres added his voice to increasingly urgent calls for serious peace negotiations to end more than two years of war in Sudan…

Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of a new Pope on Thursday. His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to…

World News in Brief: South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war, Türk calls on EU not to weaken landmark law, Ukraine and Mali updates

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, and other key bodies collectively known as the Quartet, have raised the alarm over rising violence and political instability in South Sudan…

UN rights body rules Guatemala failed displaced Mayan Peoples

The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Guatemala did not follow through on promises to resettle and compensate Mayan Peoples who remain forcibly displaced. The landmark decision, announced on…

‘She cries in her sleep’: Deeper crisis looms beneath devastation from Myanmar quake

An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable…

DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme

A top UN official has warned that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ramping up its nuclear and missile programme in defiance of international law, as it moves into the final year of its military plan…

Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza

Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. Their paintings…

DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands

A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to humanitarian teams on the ground…