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Ban Ki-moon was the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations.

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Residents run for cover following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon.

Can UN Resolution 1701 help end the Hezbollah-Israel fight?

Any diplomatic solution to fighting in Lebanon may involve an 18-year-old UN Security Council resolution.
ConflictsOctober 4, 2024
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What does the new UN 'Pact for the Future' mean for Africa?

World leaders have adopted a "Pact for the Future" to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 202402:16 min
US President Joe Biden addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York

Biden calls for end to global conflicts in final UN speech

In his final UN address, Biden appealed for diplomatic solutions to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 202402:32 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to address UN General Assembly

Zelenskyy drums up support for his "victory plan" in New York as fighting continues in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
ConflictsSeptember 25, 202402:31 min
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett seen during a United Nations' press conference

Taliban ban UN human rights rapporteur in Afghanistan

The Islamist regime has claimed Richard Bennet was spreading "propaganda."
Human RightsAugust 21, 2024
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Aid workers suffered deadliest year in 2023, says UN

The Gaza Strip, South Sudan and Sudan were the deadliest regions for humanitarian workers, according to a UN report.
ConflictsAugust 19, 2024
People carry Venezuela's national flag to protest the election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term.

Venezuela elections lack 'integrity,' says UN

A panel of experts said the way the recent presidential vote was carried out "had no precedent."
PoliticsAugust 14, 2024
Children play near stagnant pools of water in Lilanda township in Lusaka, Zambia

End of world hunger by 2030 increasingly unlikely, UN report

Conflict, economic instability and extreme weather contributed to the hunger 733 million people suffered in 2023.
Human RightsJuly 24, 2024
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UN court ruling on Israeli settlements: DW's Lucia Schulten

The ICJ has ruled that Israel's settlements in the Palestinian territories break international law.
Human RightsJuly 19, 202402:36 min
Children stand near a crater caused by Israeli bombardment in a street in Rafah

UN puts Israel, Hamas on blacklist for harming children

Israel has condemned a UN decision to include its army on the list of organizations harming children in conflict zones.
ConflictsJune 8, 202402:48 min
Yemeni Houthi fighters carrying arms and sitting on the back of miltiary truck

Yemen's Houthis reportedly detain several UN staff members

Yemeni officials say the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have detained 9 UN employees.
PoliticsJune 7, 2024
Europawahl 2024 | Trockenheit & Hitze

UN Secretary-General issues wakeup call on climate change

Antonio Guterres accused fossil fuel companies of being "the godfathers of climate chaos."
Nature and EnvironmentJune 6, 202402:10 min
MONUSCO blue helmet peacekeeper deployed near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

UN 'Peacekeepers Day' remembers the lives lost

This year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers honors more than 4,000 blue helmets who have died in service.
ConflictsMay 29, 2024
DW Reporter | Bangladesch 2024 | Vom Folterkeller auf UN-Friedensmissionen

Bangladesh: How torturers become UN peacekeepers

Soldiers from a Bangladeshi unit accused of torture serve as blue helmet soldiers.
PoliticsMay 25, 202412:35 min
A view of several uniformed men with large RAB emblems on their backs

Human rights abusers dispatched as UN peacekeepers, DW finds

Officers from a controversial Bangladeshi elite unit are being sent on United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Human RightsMay 22, 202403:50 min
Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a special session of the UN General Assembly

UN votes to strengthen status of Palestinians

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Palestinian bid to become a full member.
ConflictsMay 10, 202403:05 min
People gather at the side of an explosion in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

US condemns attacks on DR Congo camps for displaced people

The State Deparment suggested Rwanda or the M23 rebel group were responsible for the attacks in the North Kivu province.
ConflictsMay 4, 2024
A destroyed UNRWA school building in Gaza

UNRWA: Review finds 'neutrality' issues, no terror proof

A review of UNRWA's neutrality was prompted by unproven Israeli accusations that aid workers in Gaza were terrorists.
ConflictsApril 23, 2024
A boy eats freshly-baked Tannoor bread at a camp for displaced people in Libya

Libya: UN envoy's resignation diminishes hopes for democracy

Libya's UN envoy quit over "stubborn resistance." His successor must be willing to disrupt the status quo, analysts say.
PoliticsApril 19, 2024
A health worker measures the arm of a child

UN raises $600 million for Ethiopia, falls short of target

A UN-led event to secure donations to address Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis fell short of its $1 billion target.
CatastropheApril 17, 2024
Judges and delegates sit in the courtroom

Germany faces Gaza genocide charge at top UN court

The suit argues that by defunding UNRWA and supporting Israel, Germany is "facilitating genocide" in the Gaza Strip.
Law and JusticeApril 8, 202403:03 min
A woman wearing a niqab walks down the street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8, 2023, with balloon decorations for International Women's Day in the background

Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?

Despite ongoing repression back home, Saudi Arabia will head the UN Commission on the Status of Women next year.
Human RightsApril 2, 2024
The Palestinian flag and the flag of Hezbollah wave in the wind on a pole as peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the border area between Lebanon and Israel

Israel denies attacking UN observers in Lebanon

Three observers and a interpreter with the UN peacekeeping mission were wounded while on patrol in southern Lebanon.
ConflictsMarch 30, 2024
Frauen in Saudi-Arabien | Symbolbild

Saudi Arabia to head UN women’s rights forum

Saudi Arabia is set to take over the UN women's rights forum — despite criticism over its gender equality record.
Human RightsMarch 28, 202404:51 min
Antonio Guterres walks, flanked by Egyptian officials, during visit to Gaza border

With Guterres in Egypt, Israel FM says UN is 'anti-Israeli'

Israel's top diplomat, Israel Katz, accused the UN of sheltering terror as the UN chief was visiting Gaza's border.
ConflictsMarch 23, 2024
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with Egyptian officals

Guterres says 'it is time to silence the guns'

On Egypt's side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a renewed plea for a ceasefire.
ConflictsMarch 23, 202401:51 min
People walk past an advertising placard in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum declaring that "the future is AI," January 16, 2024.

UN General Assembly adopts first AI resolution

The UN General Assembly's resolution on artificial intelligence is meant to be an "important first step."
TechnologyMarch 22, 2024
Mother with son in Chad

Childhood death rate falls, threats persist: UN report

Despite progress, the report warns, the UN goal of significantly reducing preventable childhood deaths remains distant.
HealthMarch 13, 2024
A food store in the Cuban town of Trinidad with a few cucumbers, onions and potatoes as the only products for sale

Cuba seeks UN food aid as economic crisis deepens

With milk and bread in short supply due to a lack of foreign currency, Cuba has turned to the United Nations for help.
BusinessMarch 6, 2024
Men carry the bodies of people killed in an early morning incident when residents rushed toward aid trucks in Gaza City on February 29, 2024.

UN calls for probe into Gaza aid deaths

After more than 100 people were killed during an aid truck delivery in Gaza, the UN is calling for an investigation.
ConflictsMarch 2, 202401:56 min
Congolese soldiers are seen in the territory of Masisi

DR Congo conflict: Who are the main players?

More than 250 armed groups are active in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ConflictsFebruary 22, 202401:38 min
International representatives attend a December 2023 UN Afghanistan conference in New York

UN Afghanistan conference gets underway in Qatar

The prospects of progress remain uncertain as the ruling Taliban have boycotted over fear of criticism of its rule.
PoliticsFebruary 19, 2024
Two flamingos flying across a blue sky

UN report: Most migratory animals are in 'dire straits'

The UN reports that many migratory species are in decline, but also that conservation measures are paying off.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 12, 202401:33 min
Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudan: Malnutrition threatens 700,000 children, UN says

UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of malnourished children could die without enough aid.
ConflictsFebruary 9, 2024
Chen Xu at China's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva

China grilled over human rights record at UN

More than 160 countries provided condemnation or praise to China over issues like its treatment of Uyghurs.
Human RightsJanuary 23, 2024
Somali security forces patrol the streets of Mogadishu after a 2022 attack in the capital by al-Shabab insurgents

Al-Shabab militants kill 1, capture 6 on UN helicopter

Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government since 2006 aiming to establish an Islamic state.
ConflictsJanuary 10, 2024
UN officials are seen as about 200 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, cooking gas and fuel enter the Gaza Strip

UN appoints aid coordinator to Gaza

Sigrid Kaag, a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert, is expected to start on January 8.
ConflictsDecember 27, 202304:45 min
An Uruguayan soldier of the United Nations' Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) is pictured at the Uruguayan base in Goma.

2023: A challenging year for UN peacekeepers in Africa

In Congo, they clashed with civilians and had to pull out. And that's not the only African country they're leaving.
ConflictsDecember 25, 2023
Children drink from a tap during recess at a UNICEF supported primary school

UN aid body cuts back on projects amid funding crisis

The United Nations says it is facing a funding crisis at the same time it is dealing with a string of crises.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2023
black and whie photo of Eleanor Roosevelt holding up a copy of the UN Human Richts Charter

UN human rights declaration turns 75

Germany marks the occasion at a time when human rights are under threat worldwide.
Human RightsDecember 10, 2023
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in glasses and coat and tie, sits in a chair and looks at the camera

'The world still needs UN peacekeepers'

The UN undersecretary-general for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, spoke with DW at recent talks in Ghana.
ConflictsDecember 7, 202303:59 min
A man sifts rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel in Gaza

UN deplores resumed fighting in Gaza

The UN says the resumption of fighting will worsen the already-extreme humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
ConflictsDecember 2, 202302:23 min
A rocket carrying a spy satellite Malligyong-1

South Korea suspends military agreement with North

North Korea's use of ballistic missile technology for a recent launch was condemned by the UN and the US.
ConflictsNovember 22, 2023
A UN armored vehicle

Mali: 15 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels target convoy

This is the fourth such incident involving an IED since the convoy's departure from the UN base in Kidal on Tuesday.
ConflictsNovember 4, 2023
Two men carry away an airchair while another man picks up a piece of rubble. All three stand on a destroyed building in Gaza with a smoke haze around them.

UN: 'Nowhere is safe' in Gaza during strikes

The Israel Defense Forces have announced a large-scale ground incursion in Gaza to attack Hamas positions.
ConflictsOctober 26, 202302:13 min
A illustration of a bearded man in a suit, wearing a red tie, with a blindfold over his face featuring the UNHRC logo

UN Human Rights Council puts abusers in guardian role

China and its autocratic allies are using the UN Human Rights Council to shield each other from meaningful oversight.
Human RightsOctober 9, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the United Nations

UN General Assembly Day 4: Talk of peace, climate and aid

Historic peace, deadly inaction and lingering disaster aid were all on the agenda on day 4 of the UN General Assembly.
PoliticsSeptember 23, 2023
UN Secretary General Guterres speaks at a podium, next to a sign for the SDG Summit 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Losing the race

Growing tensions between the Global South and Western economic powerhouses overshadowed the UN SDG summit in New York.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 2023
Niger Interview Louise Aubin UN

Niger: Sanctions, insecurity hamper aid efforts — UN

The political crisis in Niger has disrupted aid efforts, the UN's humanitarian chief in the West African nation says.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 202301:30 min
A Houthi security personnel stands in an airport in Sanaa.

Yemen's rebels optimistic after Saudi Arabia peace talks

The five-day negotiations in Riyadh marked the latest hopeful sign since Yemen's devastating war began in 2014.
ConflictsSeptember 20, 2023