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31 March 2026

Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the UN General Assembly, chairs a meeting on strengthening the UN System in the General Assembly hall.

UN General Assembly adopts landmark resolution to strengthen the work of the UN system

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a landmark resolution to strengthen how UN mandates - the decisions taken by Member States that guide the Organisation's work - are created, implemented and reviewed across the system.

UN Affairs

A man holding a baby stands outside a blue tent set up inside a concrete building, which is being used as a shelter for displaced families in Beirut, Lebanon.

Lebanon at 'breaking point' as displacement soars and strikes intensify

The UN's top humanitarian official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that Lebanon is facing one of its most dangerous moments in years, with escalating violence, mass displacement and deepening human suffering pushing the country to "breaking point".

Peace and Security

UNIFIL peacekeepers in camouflage uniforms and blue helmets unload humanitarian aid supplies, including food and medicine boxes labeled 'Baby Wet Wipes' and marked with UN and French flags, from a military truck to civilians in Lebanon.

Lebanon: The UN peacekeepers helping communities who've stayed behind

The killing of three UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in the past two days has highlighted the grave dangers for the 10,000 military personnel who make up the bulk of UNIFIL, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon – and for the communities caught up in intense clashes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah fighters.

Peace and Security

A crowded scene at an aid office where people, including women in hijabs and children, wait at a counter to receive assistance from staff.

Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked

The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging in the Middle East, UN agencies said on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Four seafarers in orange coveralls and hard hats taking a break on the deck of a ship, drinking from cups and sharing a bottle of drink.

'No precedent' for seafarers caught in war zone in post-WW2 era

Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as the war in the Middle East continues, a situation which has been described as unprecedented in the post-Second World War era.

Peace and Security

Two women carrying their belongings walk through a street in Syria, with armed men in the background.

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon

More than a month since war erupted in the Middle East, UN agencies confirmed on Tuesday that huge numbers of people have returned to Syria from Lebanon "exhausted, traumatized and with very, very few belongings". Meanwhile, the UN International Maritime Organization said that another vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concerns of further delays in transporting lifesaving aid. The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Lebanon. Stay with us for live updates. App users can follow coverage here