Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble 22 April 2025 UN News A bulldozer removes the rubble of a destroyed house in Gaza City, searching for people missing under the debris. Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast…

Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day 22 April 2025 © WHO A young child in Gaza waits to be served food. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days…

Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change 22 April 2025 © Unsplash/Cassie Boca Windmills generate electrify in the US state of Indiana as a storm approaches. City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.…

Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000 22 April 2025 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Many scams originate in operations like this one in the Philippines that are run by international criminal gangs. A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000…

Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds 22 April 2025 UN News/Laura Quiñones 98 per cent of the infrastructure of the island of Providencia was damaged after hurricane Iota, including impacts on infrastructure, loss of property, belongings and road blockages. Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner…

Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

1 day 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts 22 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene A scene from the Somali region of Ethiopia. Countrywide, at least 21 million people face multiple overlapping challenges including conflict, drought, flooding and disease outbreaks. A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fifteenth Session in Geneva

1 day 4 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fifteenth Session in Geneva 22 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fifteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Ukraine under the International Convention…

Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official

2 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official 21 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Children are amongst the people who have returned to Idleb in Syria. Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.…

Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow

2 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow 21 April 2025 UN-Habitat/Julius Mwelu Home to nearly 30 million people, Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities. Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience…

UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’

2 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’ 21 April 2025 UN Photo/Rein Skullerud Secretary-General António Guterres (right) has an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.…