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UN launches investigation into Lebanon explosion that injured peacekeepers
The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that it is investigating an explosion in the Rmeish area that injured four unarmed peacekeepers on a foot patrol along the Blue Line that divides Israel from Lebanon... 
First Person: Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March, Kasumi... 
First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar
A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police as “courageous” after she came forward to tell her story during an information session on gender-based violence supported by the United... 
World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in Sudan, drought plagues Malawi
A United States resolution to extend the mandate of an expert panel which monitors sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was vetoed by Russia in the Security Council on Thursday.
This in effect abolishes the monitoring of...
Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich
Russia must immediately release American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained without evidence for a year, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges...
New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them.
Since the start of the conflict in... 
Health system ‘barely surviving’, as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end
Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
In a social media post, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that only 10 out of...
Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made...
Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
Immediate and bold action is required to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Thursday.
Corruption, impunity, and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded...
Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action
“What you do makes me cry at night,” 13-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki told the 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil in a message that resonates today as the world grapples with climate change.
Ahead of Zero Waste Day, marked annually on... 