Execution of Gaza Prisoners Condemned By UN Rights Office
A number of other international, as well as Palestinian rights groups, have reportedly condemned the death penalty, which was not approved by the Mahmoud Abbas,...
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Somalia Receiving Unprecedented Levels Of Food Aid, With ‘Famine At The Door’
by UN News
Somalia is also reeling from conflict and instability, which are worsening hunger, and restricting the supply of aid to those who need it. These conditions...
Featured First Person: The honey business owner creating a buzz in northern Uganda
by UN News
Sam Aderubo started his company, Honey Pride, in Arua, northern Uganda, in order to make a positive impact on his community. With support from the...
Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’
by UN News
Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year,...
First Person: I go to sleep and wake up to the sound of gunfire
by UN News
A young man whose community has been at the epicentre of the violence that has been raging between rival gangs in the troubled neighbourhood of...
Featured Guterres condemns missile strikes in Ukranian Black Sea port of Odesa
by UN News
The UN Secretary-General ‘unequivocally’ condemned the reported strikes this Saturday in the port of Odesa. The attack took place less than 24 hours after the...
Featured Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
by UN News
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme...
Featured Why the UN General Assembly must back the right to a healthy environment
by UN News
In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable...
Featured Strengthening Sudan’s fragile peace: A Resident Coordinator Blog
by UN News
The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan’s capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country. Against...
Featured Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
by UN News
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and...