The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan has expressed "grave concern" at the ongoing situation in Pagak town, a stronghold for opposition forces in the Upper Nile region. David Shearer, who is also the Special Representative of the Secretary General, made the remarks during a news conference in the capital Juba on Wednesday. [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Jocelyne Sambira. In today’s programme: 20 million Yemenis are depending on concrete action by the UN Security Council to stop the brutal war there, as cholera worsens says the UN Relief chief; and, we'll hear how literacy classes for [...]

Two million people in Gaza are suffering a man-made humanitarian crisis caused by power shortages, UN rights experts warned on Wednesday. Hospitals are reportedly in a "precarious" condition and water shortages are growing, the seven Special Rapporteurs indicated in a statement. They attribute responsibility for the crisis to Israel, which controls access to Gaza, but [...]

Attacks in Abyei by unknown armed groups condemned by UN The recent attacks by unknown armed assailants in the disputed Abyei Area have been condemned by the UN Mission in Abyei, UNISFA. The Mission was established in 2011 to quell the violence in the oil-rich region of Abyei which is claimed by both Sudan and [...]

Around 20 million Yemenis depend on the UN Security Council taking concrete action to help end the conflict there that's now sparked a "cholera scandal". That's the call to action from UN Relief Chief, Stephen O'Brien, addressing the Council on Wednesday along with other senior UN officials; urging more funding and support from the whole [...]

As "harrowing reports" mount of violence and killings across the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the UN military operation there says peacekeepers are doing "their level best" to protect civilian lives. The UN Stabilization Mission MONUSCO's Force Commander Derick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi said that part of the challenge [...]

UN honours memory of Srebrenica victims The United Nations is this Tuesday remembering and honouring the thousands of men and boys slaughtered 22 years ago in the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Balkan Wars. The 11 July 1995 massacre was the largest atrocity on European soil since the organization was founded [...]

Women belonging to different religious minorities in the restive Rakhine State in Myanmar are mending fences as they learn to read, write and sew, the UN said on Friday. The project, supported by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, promotes peaceful co-existence through vocational training classes. It's based in the town of Maungdaw, where media reports [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from the United Nations, with Matt Wells and Dianne Penn. In today's programme: The UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq tells us the war-ravaged civilians of Mosul need confidence their city can rise from the rubble; and we'll hear how scientists and mayors are working together, to protect [...]

Mosul recovery "significant step" in fight against terrorism: UN chief The recovery of the Iraqi city of Mosul has been hailed by the UN Secretary-General as "a significant step in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism." Iraqi forces and their allies liberated the northern city this past weekend following a nine-month battle against the [...]