2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (643+ words) The widespread availability of new technology, such as militarised drones and artificial intelligence, means that the current threat of nuclear terrorism is higher than it has ever been. The humanitarian, environmental, and economic consequences of a radiological or nuclear terrorist…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (398+ words) The latest UN humanitarian'update on conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, released on 15 May, reports that most people in Gaza are displaced and exposed to health and environmental risks, while residential areas remain under attack. Sorely needed aid supplies…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (209+ words) The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. Senior UN officials, including General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock and Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (172+ words) The UN Security Council meets Friday morning in New York to discuss the evolving situation in Syria, as the country navigates a fragile transition after years of conflict and the fall of the Assad regime. Deputy Special Envoy Claudio Cordone…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (790+ words) A feasibility study is underway to examine whether Gaza's war debris could be recycled to reclaim coastal land and build artificial islands, as part of reconstruction. Across the Gaza Strip, vast piles of debris scar the landscape. More than two…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (440+ words) The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah drones and Israeli forces are endangering its personnel and threatening already fragile stability in southern Lebanon. The warning came amid…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (495+ words) Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming a growing number of Palestinian children, while in Gaza tens of thousands with life-changing injuries lack access to treatment and rehabilitation, UN agencies warned…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (588+ words) The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate despite the ceasefire announced last month with Israel, the United Nations said on Monday. More than 100 strikes were reported in the past 24 hours alone, while 87 people were killed over the weekend, UN…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (329+ words) As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the widening fallout across…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (610+ words) The United Nations Victims" Rights Advocate has called for stronger and sustained action on behalf of the people she serves across the UN system. Najla Nassif Palma told UN News in an interview this week that'Member States need to better…...