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Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war 09 March 2025 © UNOCHA A humanitarian convoy delivered aid to residents of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region in January. Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one of the deadliest days this year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a statement issued on…

UN rights chief raises alarm over escalating violence in Syria

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief raises alarm over escalating violence in Syria 09 March 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Parts of northwestern Syria lie in ruins following nearly 14 years of conflict. The killing of civilians in coastal areas in northwest Syria must cease immediately, the UN rights chief said on Sunday following a series of coordinated attacks reportedly launched by elements of the former…

Explainer: The Commission on the Status of Women and why it matters

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: The Commission on the Status of Women and why it matters 09 March 2025 © UN Women/Ryan Brown Women in East Java, Indonesia, discuss how they can contribute to peace in their communities. Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN…

Special Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2025

1 month 1 week ago 08 March 2025 Intergenerational Dialogue on Beijing +30…

WOMEN’S DAY LIVE: ‘Equality is the gamechanger’

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WOMEN’S DAY LIVE: ‘Equality is the gamechanger’ 07 March 2025 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker Members of the Mulanje Teen Club enjoy a debate around some of the challenges facing youth in Malawi. International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March, is about challenges, backlashes against gender equality and cause for celebrations around the world. UN News app users can follow our coverage here…

Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream 07 March 2025 UN Women Colombia March for Women's Rights during the 16 days of activism in Colombia. A decline in democracy and harmful content spread on social media platforms are helping to drive a backlash against feminism, and the growth of misogynistic and retrograde ideas about the roles of men and women and society…

DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi 07 March 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees fleeing DR Congo arrive at a reception centre in Burundi. The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is literally buckling”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday, as it relayed dramatic testimonies from people forced to…

Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation 07 March 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf UNHCR staff are supporting returning refugees and internally displaced people in rural Aleppo, Syria. Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – sparking deep concerns of a new…

Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis 07 March 2025 UNOCHA/Damilola Onafuwa A woman cooks food in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured…

Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan 07 March 2025 UNMISS An UNMISS peacekeeper guards a helicopter that had to make an emergency landing. (file photo) A UN helicopter attempting to evacuate wounded South Sudanese soldiers in the north of the country was attacked on Friday, killing a crew member and injuring two others…