© PAHO Violence from armed gangs is causing Port-au-Prince residents to flee their homes in droves. Top news of the day | Tuesday: drones, desertification, UNRWA, Haiti UN […]
The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime visited Ukraine
© UNODC The Executive Director of UNODC during a visit to the Kiev-Pasazhyrsky railway station. The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime visited Ukraine Peace […]
UN Secretary General: Conflicts are the main cause of hunger in the world, their consequences extend beyond combat zones
Watch on UN Web TV © VPP/F. Winter “The best defense against food insecurity is peace.” UN Secretary General: Conflicts are the main cause of hunger in the […]
New data shows increasing risks associated with cannabis use
© Unsplash WHO records an increase in the number of people seeking treatment for cannabis use disorders. New data shows increasing risks associated with cannabis use Healthcare The […]
Nine years after Rohingya mass exodus: UN warns of deepening crisis in Myanmar
© WFP/Tet Wu Lin A woman who fled her home due to violence looks out the window of her temporary shelter in Sittwe, Myanmar. Nine years after Rohingya […]
3.7 million children suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan
© UNICEF At a clinic in Herat, doctors examine a child for malnutrition. 3.7 million children suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan Humanitarian assistance In Afghanistan, 3.7 million […]
Land restoration helps create jobs, young entrepreneurs prove
Fero Daniel Halman plants trees on vacant land. Land restoration helps create jobs, young entrepreneurs prove Climate and Environment A new generation of entrepreneurs around the world, from […]
The heads of the UN and the ICRC called for the immediate creation of legal norms regulating autonomous weapons systems
Adobe Stock/Parilov According to the authors of the appeal, further development of autonomous weapons will lead to escalation and weakening of human control over the use of force. […]
UN warns of catastrophic consequences of war in Sudan
Watch on UN Web TV © UNHCR Sudanese refugees at the UNHCR registration center. UN warns of catastrophic consequences of war in Sudan Peace and Security Due to […]
UN Secretary General calls for an end to attacks on key sea routes
Photo UN/M. Garten Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the press at UN headquarters. UN Secretary General calls for an end to attacks on key sea routes International Law Shipping […]