Iraq: Civilian casualty figure for February tops 1,000
More than 1,000 civilians were killed or injured last month in Iraq, the United Nations mission in the country has announced.
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UN-backed narcotics control body calls for more policies to address drug dependence among women
Citing a significant rise over the past year in the number of women dying from drug overdoses globally, the independent expert body which monitors Governments’ compliance with the United Nations...
Financial speculation led to unsustainable global housing crisis, UN expert says
The world's money markets have priced people out of cities, a United Nations independent expert has said, blaming financial markets and speculators for treating housing as a “place to park capital.”
Humanitarian actors need safe, unhindered access to help Yemen avert famine – UN aid chief
The people of crisis-torn Yemen urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection, especially in the north of the country where there is a threat of famine, the United Nations Emergency Relief...
UN migration agency reports surge in displacement from Mosul as fighting intensifies
The United Nations migration agency reported thousands of new arrivals at Iraqi sites for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing Mosul’s western sector where fighting is taking place...
South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe
With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called...
UN rights experts urge action to curb 'invisible threat' of toxic air
United Nations human rights experts are calling for strong, urgent action by States to ensure that people around the world can enjoy the human right to live in environments free from contamination.
UN chief urges Syrians at Geneva negotiations to seek political solution; Envoy to meet parties on workplan
Wrapping up the opening of the intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva on 23 February, United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said he would hold bilateral meetings with participants on Friday...
Yemen's health system another victim of the conflict – UN health agency
Acute shortage of critical medicines, limited fuel for electricity and specialized medical staff such as intensive care doctors and nurses having left Yemen have put innocent lives in danger, the...
A decade on, UN urges all Governments to endorse convention on enforced disappearance
Marking the tenth anniversary of an historic treaty to keep people from suffering enforced disappearance or secret detentions, the United Nations urged all Governments that have not done so to...
Iraq: UN aid agencies preparing for 'all scenarios' as western Mosul military operations set to begin
With military operations to retake western Mosul starting, United Nations humanitarian agencies in Iraq are rushing to prepare for the humanitarian impact of the fighting amid grave concerns that...
At Munich Security Conference, UN chief Guterres highlights need for 'a surge in diplomacy for peace'
Highlighting the complex and interlinked challenges confronting the global community that also compound the suffering of the most vulnerable, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres...
Iraq: UN condemns car bomb attack in Baghdad
The United Nations condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has claimed responsibility.
Yemen: Senior UN aid official ‘appalled’ by airstrikes that kill women and children
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen said he was extremely saddened and appalled by the airstrikes that killed six women and a girl gathering for a funeral in a private residence...
Aid obstacles are ‘matter of life and death’ for besieged Syrians, says senior UN adviser
Assurances have been given to humanitarians by the Syrian Government that obstacles to aid deliveries will be removed across the war-torn country, a senior United Nations adviser said.
In Oman, UN chief Guterres seeks ways to help bring peace to Middle East
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for the countries like Oman that are in the forefront of mediation efforts to resolve conflict.
Security Council, UN mission condemn attack near Afghanistan's Supreme Court
The Security Council and the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan have joined Secretary-General António Guterres in condemning the deadly attack outside of the Supreme Court in Kabul.
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Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]
The United Nations voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access...
Early cancer diagnosis, better trained medics can save lives and money – UN
Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency said, particularly in developing countries where the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed too late.
Rights expert urges UN Member States to halt Israel’s illegal settlements in West Bank
A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to ensure Israeli compliance with Security...