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World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions
Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which helps enable blind and visually impaired people, to realize their full human…
Sudan urged to step up protection, restore peace, following West Darfur violence
Authorities in Sudan are being urged to restore peace and order in the wake of intercommunal clashes in West Darfur state which erupted on Sunday and left 65 people dead, 54 injured, and thousands displaced.…
Son of slain UN aid worker in South Sudan freed and reunited with father
The abducted four-year-old son of a UN migration agency worker who was killed in South Sudan in October has been released and reunited with his father during an emotional reunion in the capital Juba on Friday.…
Libya: UN refugee agency deeply concerned by shelling near Tripoli facility
Shelling near a major facility run by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, has sparked deep concern for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers there.
Following news…
Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears
Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian and political affairs officials briefed the Security Council on Syria behind…
UN chief calls for de-escalation across Gulf region after killing of top Iranian General in US…
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the latest escalation in tension across the Gulf region, following the killing of a top Iranian General in Iraq, in an airstrike carried out by the United…
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Iran
A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Iran Thursday morning, according to Iran’s Seismological Center.
The tremors were recorded at 04.29 UTC (07.29 Moscow time), the center said.
According to Iranian state television,…
Report: 3.8 million Yemenis displaced due to Saudi-led aggression war until last November
The Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Monday said the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) due to Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen has reached to more than 3.8 million people by end of last…
2019: The UN News year in photos
From sustainable development to economic development, and human rights to humanitarian aid, UN News provides daily coverage across all of the Organization's key issues – health, migration, climate change and so much more.…
Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the…