UN News Service Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan. World Environment Day: protect environmental activists and save the Caspian Sea Climate and Environment The main international events on the […]
Top news of the day | Wednesday: Lebanon, famine, human rights activists, drought
© WMO/F. Abdeladim Climate change is contributing to droughts around the world. Top news of the day | Wednesday: Lebanon, famine, human rights activists, drought UN The main […]
Lebanon: Despite truce between Hezbollah and Israel, 12 children are killed or maimed every day
© UNICEF/F.Ciofani 5-year-old Ali was wounded during the attacks on Beirut in early April. His father pulled him out from under the rubble of a collapsed building. Lebanon: […]
Women, peace and security: the UN called for a change in approach to peacekeeping
© UN Women/Alice Ambrose Mozambicans forced to flee their homes by violence in the north of the country are receiving training courses on peace and security. Women, peace […]
Conditions are forecast to worsen for millions of people in 13 hunger hotspots
© UNICEF/M. Naftali The health worker measures the child’s arm circumference to determine the level of malnutrition. Conditions are forecast to worsen for millions of people in 13 […]
World No Tobacco Day: Experts warn of new wave of nicotine addiction
© WHO/K. Ashley About eight million people die each year from tobacco-related causes. World No Tobacco Day: Experts warn of new wave of nicotine addiction Healthcare For decades, […]
Top news of the day | Thursday: Ukraine, Lebanon, UN-80, climate
© UNHCR The UNHCR warehouse in Dnipro, Ukraine was hit on the evening of 19 May 2026. Top news of the day | Thursday: Ukraine, Lebanon, UN-80, climate […]
The UN Security Council met for an emergency meeting on Ukraine
Photo UN/M. Elias Open meeting of the UN Security Council on the issue of maintaining international peace and security. Photo from the archive The UN Security Council met […]
UN80 initiative: implementation of reforms enters a “decisive phase”
UN Photo UN headquarters in New York. UN80 initiative: implementation of reforms enters a “decisive phase” UN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented a report on the progress of […]
Lebanon: sharp escalation of hostilities
© UNICEF/F. Chufani Destroyed residential building in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon: sharp escalation of hostilities Peace and Security The United Nations is “deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities […]