What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
UNDOF units patrol Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights in the Israel-Syria border area year-round. What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border By Eileen Travers Peace and Security…
UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo
Over 400,000 people have been displaced this year by fighting in South and North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu,…
World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate crisis, Nigeria aid plan
A girl pushes two younger children in a wheelbarrow containing jerrycans in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by…
UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
Members of a family flee Jenin due to an escalation of violence. UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank Peace and Security The UN human…
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
People walk through a camp for displaced people close to Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack Peace…
Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
Children participate in an e-learning session at the Al Seniyaa internally displaced people’s gathering site in Port Sudan. Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity Human Rights Marking the International…
Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution
Young women in Afghanistan are prevented from going to school. Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution Human Rights The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken…
Middle East crisis: Updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds
Warm clothes are distributed to families in Khan Younis, Gaza. Middle East crisis: Updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds…
Colombia: Catatumbo killings highlight fragility of peace process
The kitchen of a makeshift rural home in northern Colombia, a region deeply affected by poverty. (file) Colombia: Catatumbo killings highlight fragility of peace process By Vibhu Mishra Peace and…
What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
A young girl suffering from acute malnutrition is transferred from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza to a field hospital in the south in April 2024. (file) What is the…