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Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief
Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief 8 June 2026 Human Rights Children are...
More than half of staff who died in service worked in Gaza, UN chief says at memorial
More than half of staff who died in service worked in Gaza, UN chief says at memorial 8 June 2026 UN Affairs From...
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments Simon Stiell addressed the opening of the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany – an important step ahead of...
Security Council LIVE: UN officials warn humanitarian toll in Ukraine is worsening
Global perspective Human stories UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of a UN Security Council meeting. (file) Security Council LIVE: UN officials warn...
‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo
‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo Damien Mama, interim Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, arrived in the provincial capital Bunia on...
From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline
From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline The Senegalese soldiers of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African...
Humanity’s future depends on protecting the rapidly changing ocean
Humanity’s future depends on protecting the rapidly changing ocean However, it has been under duress for some time and going forward faces multiple...
Five things you need to know about ocean plastics
Five things you need to know about ocean plastics Once plastics are released into the marine environment, large pieces choke wildlife and disturb fragile...
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle East crisis deepens global hunger
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle East crisis deepens global hunger Fighting between the national...
‘The true cost of peace’: UN honours fallen peacekeepers as dangers mount
‘The true cost of peace’: UN honours fallen peacekeepers as dangers mount The commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers came hours after another blue helmet serving with the...