Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Jocelyne Sambira. In today's programme: “It hurts” when the UN’s humanitarian response to crises can’t match the needs of vulnerable people, the UN relief chief tells us as he prepares to leave; and natural disasters are a major brake [...]

The challenge for political leaders attending a summit on migration hosted by France on Monday will be to give people options other than having to trust smugglers, the UN has said. IOM, the UN migration agency, made the comments as representatives of Germany, Spain and Italy gathered in Paris, along with the leaders of Chad, [...]

  UN chief committed to fighting anti-Semitism which is "alive and well" Stressing that anti-Semitism "should now be dead forever" the UN chief said on Monday that he was committed to fighting racism and bigotry in all its forms. Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres was speaking at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, during his first [...]

The battle against cholera in Yemen is paying off, the UN said on Monday, amid a significant decline in the number of reported cases. UN Children's Fund UNICEF said that "massive collective efforts" involving unpaid health workers and volunteers in the war-torn country have helped to slow the spread of the disease. The agency has [...]

  "Ocean unites us": UN General Assembly President on World Water Week Safeguarding the ocean and meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on life below water, needs an inclusive and integrated approach. That's according to the President of the General Assembly, Peter Thomson, speaking at the opening session of World Water Week, in Sweden, organized [...]

  The UN Secretary-General has expressed shock over the removal of the head of a UN-backed anti-corruption commission by the President of Guatemala. Commissioner Iván Velásquez, the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) was declared "persona non grata" on Sunday. Mr Velásquez, a former auxiliary magistrate of Colombia's Supreme Court, was appointed [...]

The United Nations Secretary-General has praised Kuwait for its leadership in humanitarian action and mediation efforts regarding the current crisis in the Gulf. António Guterres made the remarks during a press briefing on Sunday after meeting with the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He also recalled that during his tenure as UN [...]

Deadly Myanmar violence condemned by top UN coordinator Deadly attacks on police outposts in Myanmar have been condemned by a top UN official in the country, who's called on "all parties" to halt the violence. Country Coordinator Renata Lok-Dessallien issued the statement on Friday after more than 30 people including State troops were reportedly killed [...]

Parents in north-west Syria now have access to more than 35 re-opened vaccination centres where they can bring their children for life-saving protection, the UN said on Friday. World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christain Lindmeier explained that the move is hugely important for communities in Idlib and Hama left vulnerable to 10 preventable diseases, including [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Dianne Penn. In today's programme: the UN political chief underscores the organization's commitment to Somali; and good news from the World Health Organization as vaccination centres re-open in northwest Syria.