Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

UN surge teams mobilise as Vanuatu hit by second earthquake

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN surge teams mobilise as Vanuatu hit by second earthquake 22 December 2024 © UNICEF/Damian Mobbs A UNICEF water and sanitation (WASH) specialist inspects the damage caused by the earthquake in Mele Maat village, about 10 kilometres northwest of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. UN agencies are intensifying their response in Vanuatu after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 12 people and…

Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams 20 December 2024 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Hot meals are distributed to people in Gaza. Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people’s lives in Gaza, which has become “a graveyard”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.…

Syria transition may fail if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chief

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria transition may fail if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chief 20 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Bilal Al-Hammoud Tom Fletcher, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief visits Idlib in Syria. The head of the UN migration agency stressed on Friday that Syria is in no position to take back millions of Syrians following the fall of the Assad regime, while there is an urgent need to “re-…

Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom 20 December 2024 © WFP/Simon Pierre Diouf Des femmes et leurs enfants à Dagouji, au Niger. West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and humanitarian crises as countries prepares for pivotal elections in 2025, the UN special envoy for the vast region told ambassadors in the…

Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies 20 December 2024 联合国难民署/Reason Moses Runyanga 逃离苏丹冲突的家庭抵达南苏丹乌韦勒的一个转运中心。 The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan border, have intensified an already alarming humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies on Friday.…

Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites 20 December 2024 OCHA View of Aleppo, December 2024 In a landmark mission to Syria, the UN probe into the most serious rights violations committed in the country since 2011 has called on caretaker authorities to take immediate measures to protect mass grave sites and preserve critical evidence…

Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres 19 December 2024 © WFP/Emad Etaki Hot meals are distributed by a WFP team in Aleppo, Syria. A flame of hope burns bright today in Syria – but if it’s not carefully managed by both Syrians themselves and the international community, it risks being extinguished…

Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council 19 December 2024 UNMAS/Martine Perret Advances in artificial intelligence offer potential to detect landmines and unexploded ordnance, but misuse of this technology could pose significant risks to society. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international…

Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit 19 December 2024 © WFP/Emad Etaki Children queue for hot food in Aleppo, Syria. Around 1.3 million Syrians have received food aid in the past three weeks across Syria from the UN and partners, as the restoration of key services begins in some of the relatively stable areas of the country…

World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response 19 December 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine This November marks the 1000th day of Russia’s war of aggression. The needs of civilians are growing amid intense attacks and as another grueling winter season sets in. In Ukraine, the UN continues to provide aid and support to communities impacted by…