Global trade volumes forecast to hit record highs in 2025 World trade hits record highs, but new tariffs threaten to derail growth Economic developments Global trade is showing […]
OHCHR Head: “Ukraine Needs Unity Now More Than Ever”
People clear rubble at the site of a missile strike on Kyiv on July 8, 2024. OHCHR chief: ‘Ukraine needs unity now more than ever’ Human Rights The […]
UN chief calls for dialogue to stop bloodshed in Syria
UN Secretary-General addresses reporters on Syria developments. UN Secretary-General calls for dialogue to stop bloodshed in Syria Peace and Security UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situation in […]
Volker Türk: War on drugs has suffered a ‘complete and final collapse’
Opium poppy field in Myanmar. Volker Türk: War on drugs has suffered a “complete and final collapse” Human Rights The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called […]
UNICEF: Almost $10 billion needed to help young people in hot spots in 2025
In 2024, more than 57.5 million children will be born in countries affected by armed conflict or other humanitarian crises. UNICEF: almost $10 billion will be needed to […]
Women and girls suffer first in any crisis, UN calls for support
Women at a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic in Port-au-Prince. Women and girls are the first to suffer in any crisis, the UN calls for support Women The year 2024 […]
WHO: 20 percent of families in Europe and Central Asia cannot afford health care
Millions of people in Europe and Central Asia face financial difficulties paying for medicines, medical products such as hearing aids, and dental care. WHO: 20 percent of households […]
WHO approves new ‘revolutionary’ tuberculosis test
A child receives treatment for malnutrition and pulmonary tuberculosis in Afghanistan. WHO approves ‘revolutionary’ new TB test Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a potentially “revolutionary” […]
Top News of the Day | Wednesday: Georgia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Humanitarian Aid
The capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. The main news of the day | Wednesday: Georgia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, humanitarian aid UN The main news of the day in the UN […]
WHO Europe presents updated data on smoking in the region
Tobacco use accounts for 18 percent of all deaths from noncommunicable diseases in the region. WHO Europe presents updated data on smoking in the region Health According to […]