UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war.
Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report.
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation's long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday.
As the world marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General urges a renewed global commitment to ensuring everyone can live free from "fear, stigma, and persecution," regardless of their religion or beliefs.
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, explore solutions, and build alliances for a more equitable and prosperous future.
Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
The Security Council met on Thursday to hear from top officials about the situation on the ground in the Middle East, a region roiling from the ongoing war in Gaza as the conflict enters its 11th month. Council members, along with the ambassadors of Israeli and Palestine, shared their positions during another heated discussion.
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world's biggest polluters make a "massive increase" in contributions to address "climate chaos", UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
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