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COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies

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Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo...

One in three women experiences gender-based violence

Starting from November 25, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and concluding on December 10,...

Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO’s Tedros stresses at Jeddah summit

In remarks to the Conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), said that what...

Everyone has a role in press freedom, insists Narcos star Diego Luna

Speaking to journalists at the UN Office at Geneva ahead of a screening of his new documentary State Of Silence,...

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 15 November

Israeli military operations are blocking, denying or impeding lifesaving aid requests in Gaza on Thursday as the war there and...

1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge to aid effort

Speaking in Geneva, Matthias Schmale described the anguish felt by Ukrainians as the war grinds on: “As we are not...

COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

That message comes after a new UN report revealed that, over the past two years, a sophisticated system that detects...

Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’

Proclaimed by the General Assembly in March 2024, the observance honours victims of organised crime – including law enforcement and...

COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

“You have every right to be angry. I am angry too,” the UN chief posted on social media on Thursday...

Humanitarian lifeline for Sudan secured for three more months