Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the World Radio Day
On World Radio Day, UNESCO calls on everyone to nurture the power of radio to foster the...
Afghanistan: UN mission expresses grave concern at high civilian casualties in Helmand
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed its grave concern at the recent...
Donald Trump Is Alienating His Most Valuable Allies
Dark days lie ahead for everybody who cares about human rights, and especially for refugees, but...
Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe [Around 200 displaced families live in an informal settlement in Dharwan, Yemen. Here, a 12-year old girl keeps watch over her younger brothers. Photo: UNHCR/Mohamm
The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an...
Security Council, UN mission condemn attack near Afghanistan's Supreme Court
The Security Council and the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan have joined...
USA: Congress must permanently repeal muslim ban
This ruling is obviously a relief, but it won’t end the turmoil and uncertainty that this...
Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1...
Russia, Turkey, Iran and UN hash out details of monitoring regime for Syria ceasefire
The delegations of Russia, Turkey and Iran as well as United Nations representatives held their...
![Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]](https://www.odvv.org/resources/attachment/LI_1486577585_e83d1b57e96d658fe79b00dcd73a25fd.jpg)
Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]
The United Nations voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo...
Israeli legislation on settlements violates international law, says UN chief Guterres
The Secretary-General insists on the need to avoid any actions that would derail the two-state...
Gaza's cancer patients: 'We are dying slowly'
The Gaza Strip does not have adequate resources for medical treatment, but Israel prevents...
Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan
Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island "terrible"
UN report details 'devastating cruelty' against Rohingya population in Myanmar's Rakhine province
In a report issued on 3 February, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread...
Early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics can save lives and money – UN
Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency...
Iraq: UN fears new wave of displacement as fighting escalates in Mosul and Hawiga
The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a...
Rights expert urges UN Member States to halt Israel’s illegal settlements in West Bank
A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly...
Urgent scale-up in funding needed to stave off famine in Somalia, UN warns
A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia warned that without a massive and urgent...
Days of ISIL are numbered, says UN envoy as nation prepares for unified Iraq
The military campaign to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists from...
Think of those fleeing Syria and elsewhere not with fear but with open arms and open heart – UN agency chief
Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United...
Expressing concern about planned Israeli settlements, UN urges return to negotiations
“We once again warn against any unilateral actions that can be an obstacle to a negotiated...