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16 October 2024

A file photograph of the perimeter wall at a UN position in southern Lebanon.

'Yet another' Israeli strike on peacekeepers' position in southern Lebanon

In another serious security incident in southern Lebanon, a UN peacekeeping position has been "apparently deliberately" struck by incoming fire from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Peace and Security

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing a General Assembly meeting. (file)

Political leaders must champion human rights amid global crises

The UN's top human rights official has told UN News that it's not human rights themselves that are in crisis – but rather their implementation coupled with a lack of firm political leadership to make sure the rights of all are respected.

Human Rights

Sudanese refugees gather at the Joda crossing on the South Sudan border.

World News in Brief: Sudan's refugee crisis, UNRWA Gaza update, violence rising in South Sudan, call to halt latest US executions

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the continued displacement crisis in Sudan, with the ongoing conflict driving thousands more refugees into neighbouring countries.

Peace and Security

Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Security Council meets on north Gaza as 'supplies for survival' run out

Reality is brutal in Gaza and gets worse every day, while essential humanitarian supplies and assistance are being blocked at every turn, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Humanitarian Aid

Thousands of people fleeing Israeli airstrikes arrive in Syria from Lebanon.

Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN

Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit targets across Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting renewed condemnation from top UN negotiators and humanitarians, who warned that essential services in the south of the country are close to collapse.

Peace and Security

Children share a small amount of food provided by the UN's World Food Programme.

WORLD FOOD DAY LIVE: Finding solutions to global hunger

Everyone has a right to food. World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, is being celebrated in more than 150 countries and over 50 languages. With colleagues sending dispatches from around the world, we started in Rome for the main event at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with messages from the UN Secretary-General, Pope Francis and more, then checked in across the planet, with some breaking news along the way. UN News app users can follow here.

SDGs