Thousands of children and their families in the Iraqi city of Mosul are in dire need of water, according to the UN Children Fund's (UNICEF). It follows the destruction of a major water pipeline in territory controlled by the ISIL terrorist group. Without access to clean water, children are more susceptible to suffer from water-borne [...]

Satellite imagery, global navigation systems and other applications developed for space exploration are being used by the United Nations to help countries save lives on Earth. An online platform administered by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) ensures developing nations can access space-based data, for example in the wake of natural disasters. Luc [...]

A global response is needed to stop extremism on the internet and in social media, the head of the UN's anti-terrorism body (UNCTED) has urged. Extremist groups have been using information and communications technologies (ICT) to spread propaganda, recruit, generate funds, share training materials and engage in the illicit weapons trade. Some of the most [...]

HIV-positive women face more discrimination than men with HIV according to a young activist from India. Lalchhuanzuali was at the UN to talk about the problems facing young people with HIV, especially in accessing vital services. She represents Youth LEAD, an NGO which works with people up to the age of 27 who are considered [...]

"Serious human rights violations" are continuing in South Sudan and are more serious than previously thought according to a visiting UN Human Rights Commission. Civil conflict erupted in the African country three years ago leading to the deaths of thousands of people and forcing almost three million more to flee their homes. During their 10-day [...]

Listen to a bulletin of news and features from United Nations Radio, with Daniel Dickinson and Dianne Penn. Today: people living in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo are “waiting for death”, …we hear from the UN human rights chief And "Serious violations" are continuing in South Sudan

  Haitian people affected by cholera "at the heart" of new UN approach The Haitian people and the communities in which they live, will be "at the heart" of a new UN approach to tackle continuing cholera outbreaks there. That's the promise from UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking on the eve of the launch of [...]

Only a "small fraction" of South Sudanese who have been displaced by three years of civil conflict are sheltering in sites built by the UN, the organization's peacekeeping operation in South Sudan UNMISS has said. The seven Protection of Civilian or PoC sites are now hosting more than 204,000 civilians. The UN estimates that almost [...]

Space technology is more than sending rockets and astronauts into orbit. It is also about issues that are important here on Earth, such as access to health care, education and even non-stick frying pans. That's the opinion of a lecturer and researcher at the University of Khartoum in Sudan. Rayan Iman from the university's Department [...]

Refugee centre protest "requires action from Bulgarian government" In Bulgaria, concerns are growing about poor conditions in reception facilities for migrants which the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has described as "deplorable". At the country's largest migrant centre in Harmanli last week, residents threw rocks and burned tyres to protest at overcrowding and restrictions on when [...]