The UN agency has been unable to access its main warehouse in the south because it was in an evacuation zone, and the 2,700 tonnes of food inside were either looted or destroyed in the fighting.

UNODC examines how all 193 UN Member States define crimes against nature and the punishments they set for violating environmental laws.

Dr Adnan Al Bursh, 50, the head of the orthopaedic department at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, died on April 19, 2024, in Ofer prison, a detention facility.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls with Lt-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The UNHCR is calling for an immediate end to the violence and urges all parties to the conflict to respect and uphold international humanitarian law and human rights, and to protect civilians.

The report calls for tighter national and international controls to stem weapons and ammunition trafficking into Haiti and reiterates the need for the urgent deployment of a multinational security sup...

World Water Day, on 22 March, will shine a spotlight on the global water crisis, which is being driven by a combination of factors, from climate change to leaky pipes.

The General Assembly also recognized AI systems’ potential to accelerate and enable progress towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The country currently has 6.7 million people displaced within its borders, amid serious flooding emergencies and a resurgence of measles and cholera outbreaks.

The UN said some 30,000 people are sheltering at the site and the death toll could be higher.

South Africa’s case stated that Israel “has failed to prevent genocide and has failed to prosecute direct and overt incitement to genocide”.

UNRWA said that the total number of staff killed since the beginning of hostilities stands at 142.

UN teams said on Thursday they have been unable to deliver urgently needed aid to civilians beyond central areas and further north for the past three days.

Somalia has been hit by torrential seasonal rains and disastrous floods since October 2023, affecting more than 2.4 million people.

The number of suspected cases has increased by more than 100 per cent over the past month.

The introduction of digital technology has breathed new life into Radio Mogadishu.

The UN estimates 1.9 million Gazans are now displaced, out of a population of 2.4 million.

The ongoing fighting has made it extremely challenging for humanitarian agencies to safely deliver assistance.

He said a sclerotic Security Council where splits between the permanent members, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the US have produced only one resolution narrowly focused on aid delivery...

Globally, 9.2 million people do not have access to treatment while 1,700 people die each day from HIV-related causes.

World leaders are meeting from 30 November to 12 December, to chart an ambitious way forward in the global fight against climate change.

Abdullahi's experience led him to start the Refugee Youth Education Hub, focusing on education and youth development at the Dadaab refugee camp.

The freight included food, water and emergency medical supplies. Eleven ambulances, three coaches and a flatbed were delivered to Al Shifa Hospital to be used to assist with evacuations.

Up to 1,500 children in Gaza remain missing – many likely under rubble – he said, as the health system faces “extreme pressure”.

According to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which issued its latest situation report on Sunday, nearly 884,000 internally displaced persons are sheltering in 154 UNRWA installations acr...

Heavy rains that triggered flash flooding in the troubled Horn of Africa nation have driven around half a million people from their homes and more than 30 people have perished, according to the govern...