Gaza crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays and obstacles UN rights chief Türk shocked by Iran mosque bombing On World Braille Day, UN health agency focuses on fixes for blurred vision 

News in Brief 4 January 2024

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Gaza: UN health agency’s Tedros calls for end to siege of Al-Awda hospital Ukraine: 16,000 uprooted by deadly Kharkiv escalation, humanitarians warn OCHA aid call for southern African nations suffering worst drought in 100 years #ElNiño

News in Brief 21 May 2024

World court seeks arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s NetanyahuGaza: Now 810,000 have fled Rafah amid ongoing Israeli operationYemen: human rights experts press for release of detained Bahá'ís  

News in Brief 20 May 2024

UN rights chief says horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearerWHO: antimicrobial resistance an increasingly worrying threatUkraine’s civilians facing daily drone and glider bomb attacks: IOM

News in Brief 17 May 2024

Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle Global temperature record streak continues: WMOTürk welcomes 20-year jail sentence for Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity

News in Brief 16 May 2024

Gaza: underweight babies, heavy fighting and more displacementSudan alert as civilians remain trapped in war zoneSaudi Arabia violated rights of religious scholar, UN rights experts warn

News in Brief 4 January 2024

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