UN News The Hope Championship for Amputee Football in the Gaza Strip ran for four days last week. Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions.…
Doha: World Summit Opens With Pledge to Speed Social Progress
Zoom Arts & Design Doha Participants at the World Summit in the “Spider” foyer of the Qatar National Convention Centre. The Second World Summit for Social Development opened in Doha on Tuesday with the adoption of the Doha Political…
5.7 Million People Face Food Insecurity in Haiti
© UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Many people in Haiti displaced by violence, like this mother and baby, struggle to find enough to eat. Millions of Haitians are facing food insecurity as armed groups continue to expand their territorial control around the…
UN Reforms Include “Painful Staff Reductions”—and Forcible Return to Home Countries
@The United Nations Staff Union is the labor union representing New York Secretariat Staff, Locally Recruited Staff in the field, and Staff Members of UN Information Centers. Credit: United Nations By Thalif Deen The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s…
The People of Haiti are in a Perfect Storm of Suffering,’ Warns UN Chief
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier: A mother and her child, displaced by gang violence, sleep on the bare floor of a school in Haiti. State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily…
Slight Decrease in Global Hunger as Inequalities Widen, says UN Interagency Report
© CIAT/Georgina Smith A farmer in Kenya holds a seedling of a new bean variety. An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating…
A New Dawn: UN Secretary-General Urges Global Shift to Clean Energy in Powerful Climate Address
In a compelling global address titled “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the Clean Energy Age,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a bold, evidence-backed vision for a world rapidly moving away from fossil fuels and toward a sustainable, inclusive, and…
Older Persons at High Risk From Heat Waves – Warns UN Report
Adults from 65 years in Low and Middle Income Countries Predominantly at Risk Annual deaths from heat-related deaths have risen by over 85% since 1990s As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment…
Shining a Light on the Role of Technology in Occupational Health and Safety
Simon Burrows, Quality Manager – Mintra The United Nations World Day for Safety and Health at Work campaign launches on the 28th April 2025 with a focus on new technologies and how they are transforming occupational health and safety (OHS).…
UN-backed forum seeks to boost resilience of world’s Least Developed Countries
Policymakers, researchers, the private sector and other stakeholders are meeting in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, over the next three days to chart a path toward sustainable development and resilience for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The third edition of the…