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NEW YORK — UN Women has issued a forceful reminder that education is an inalienable fundamental right for every woman and girl, not a privilege, calling for urgent global action to dismantle barriers and guarantee universal access and…

NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council issued a forceful condemnation on Wednesday of a devastating terrorist attack on a restaurant in Kabul, which claimed the lives of seven individuals, including foreign nationals, and wounded…

A new flagship U.N. report declares that the world has moved beyond a cyclical “water crisis” and into a permanent state of global water bankruptcy, a condition marked by ecological insolvency and irreversible losses that is reshaping…

Kabul, January 18, 2026 – The United Nations has issued a dire warning of a triple humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Afghanistan, where a severe drought, the unprecedented return of millions of migrants, and a critical shortfall in…

KABUL – The United Nations issued a stark warning on Wednesday, stating that catastrophic levels of hunger in Afghanistan are compelling families to adopt desperate and harmful coping mechanisms, including the sale of young daughters into…

U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has issued a forceful appeal to the global community, urging nations not to remain silent in the face of systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan. Her remarks underscore a…

In a seismic event for the international order, the United States announced on the dawn of January 3rd, 2026, that it had executed a large-scale military operation against Venezuela, culminating in the arrest of its President, Nicolás…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a strong condemnation on Wednesday following a move by Israeli authorities to prohibit the provision of water and electricity to facilities owned by the UN Relief and Works Agency for…

The United Nations and a broad coalition of aid organizations issued a stark warning on Wednesday, stating that humanitarian operations across the Palestinian territories, with a particular emergency in Gaza, are on the brink of collapse.…

Eighty years after its founding, the United Nations has become a global fixture, shaping international law, diplomacy, and aid. Yet, it faces mounting criticism—from failing to prevent atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur to being sidelined in…