Migrant's bodies wash ashore in Libya At least 90 migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coastal city of Zuwara in Libya, the UN migration agency (IOM) reported on Friday. The bodies of two Libyans and eight Pakistanis washed ashore, while two survivors swam to shore and a third was rescued by a [...]

Learning how to build and programme your own robot promotes personal development while also providing a pathway to careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). That's according to two American girls who were at the UN this week to take part in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum. Erica Broeker, 17, is [...]

"Human cost" of conflict in South Sudan has reached "epic proportions": UNHCR chief The "human cost" of South Sudan's long-running conflict has reached "epic proportions" with the number of refugees set to rise beyond 3 million by the end of this year, said the head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday. UNHCR High [...]

From the ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland to the concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sachsenhausen, American Judge Thomas Buergenthal began life with all odds stacked against him. Yet, his indomitable spirit pushed him through the Second World War and the atrocities of the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were systematically murdered. Judge Buergenthal, now 83, [...]

New surveillance data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows disturbing levels of antibiotic resistance across the 22 countries that are already reporting statistics. A total of 52 high- and low-income countries are currently enrolled in WHO's Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS), which was launched in 2015 and has just released its first report. Widespread [...]

Holocaust commemoration about the past and the future: UN Secretary-General Although hatred may appear to be on the rise, people everywhere can unite to create a world of peaceful coexistence. That was the message delivered by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Commemoration of the Victims [...]

  A Holocaust survivor and former playmate of one of history's most tragic figures has a message for the world about genocide: "We haven't really learned." Eva Schloss was a neighbour of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl whose famous diary detailed her family's life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during the [...]

This year's UN Response Plan for Yemen describes the war-torn country as "the worst man-made humanitarian crisis" in the world, with more than 22 million people – around three-quarters of the total population – in need of help. Over the past few years, it's the voice of Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick that has been drawing [...]

UNICEF seeks emergency assistance for 48 million children Enduring conflict continues to deepen in complexity in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, bringing new waves of violence and disruption for children and their families. On Tuesday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched an emergency appeal for $3.6 [...]