5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (923+ words) Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question. “No doubt that…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (493+ words) Iran’s President affirmed that his country has no intentions to build a nuclear bomb in his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. Masoud Pezeshkian began his remarks by upholding the importance of equality and mutual respect among all…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (507+ words) Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados on Friday told world leaders the survival of small States and global peace depends on preserving a rules-based international system. She warned that truth, trust and fairness were fraying under the weight of war,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (958+ words) The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has reduced the scale of violence in the Gaza Strip but killings and destruction continue, while forced displacement in the occupied West Bank has reached a rate “unseen in decades”, a senior official with…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (432+ words) As 2026 begins, residents of the Gaza Strip are confronting life in displacement camps and among the ruins of destroyed neighbourhoods – facing deep uncertainty after months of war and devastation. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain uprooted, many living in makeshift…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (478+ words) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as they begin arriving in New York for the high-level week of the 80th General Assembly. Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (559+ words) The UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award is shining a light on the people proving that compassion and solidarity with displaced communities remain strong – even in some of the most difficult places on earth. This year’s honourees include five…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (252+ words) Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, tensions continue to reverberate across the region and beyond. The UN Security Council meets shortly for a high-level debate…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (722+ words) After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday. Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes…...