The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called on Friday for a swift return of inspectors to Iran, warning of growing fragility in the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-confessed fan of K-pop sensation ENHYPEN and this week, he got the chance to tell them so in person.

The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone.

A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.

Organização Mundial da Saúde está em contato com autoridades francesas para compreender fonte da infecção, possíveis vias de transmissão e risco para a saúde pública; paciente infectado era imunocomprometido; OMS afirma que transmissão mais ampla é improvável. 

A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.

Alors que l'épidémie d'Ebola de souche Bundibugyo s’est propagée au Nigéria, près de 3,5 millions de personnes sont confrontées à de graves pénuries alimentaires dans les zones touchées par cette épidémie en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), a alerté vendredi une agence des Nations Unies.

As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.

Aid agencies warned on Friday of the fast-developing humanitarian emergency inside Taiz City in Yemen, which has been encircled by de facto Houthi forces fighting government troops along the country’s west coast.

Les agences humanitaires ont alerté vendredi sur l’aggravation de la crise humanitaire dans la ville de Taëz, le long de la côte ouest du Yémen, qui est encerclée par les rebelles houthistes affrontant les troupes gouvernementales.

Un an après les atrocités commises à El Fasher, au Darfour soudanais, les femmes et les filles qui ont fui la ville continuent de subir les conséquences des violences. Une enquête d’ONU Femmes révèle l’ampleur des traumatismes psychologiques, aggravés par les disparitions, la précarité et l’absence de soins.

The deadly flash flood that tore through Nepal in August is a “defining moment” for both the country and the international community, according to the head of the UN field agency which builds roads, schools and clinics in crisis zones.

Long-range Russian attacks across Ukraine are intensifying, including in Kyiv, causing at least 14 civilian deaths and 78 injuries overnight into Thursday, as UN agencies continue to provide aid.

A patient in France has died after being infected with Shamonda virus, the first recorded human case of the disease.

The deadly flash flood that tore through Nepal in August is a “defining moment” for both the country and the international community, according to the head of the UN field agency which builds roads, schools and clinics in crisis zones.

Mothers around the world get nearly eight times as much paid leave as fathers, leaving women to shoulder most of the care burden – at a cost to families, children and economies, according to new UN data published on Thursday.

À l’échelle mondiale, les mères bénéficient de près de huit fois plus de jours de congé payé que les pères, les femmes continuant d’assumer l’essentiel des responsabilités liées aux soins des enfants et des proches. Un déséquilibre qui pénalise les femmes et affecte les familles, les enfants et les économies, selon de nouvelles données de l’ONU publiées jeudi.

La lutte contre le narcotrafic ne saurait justifier des exécutions extrajudiciaires ni le recours aux pouvoirs antiterroristes contre les gangs criminels. C’est l’avertissement lancé jeudi par un expert indépendant de l’ONU qui dénonce les conséquences de la nouvelle stratégie de « guerre au narcoterrorisme » menée dans plusieurs pays des Amériques.

En Somalie, des pluies supérieures à la normale sont attendues d'ici à la fin de l'année. Elles risquent de chasser de chez elles des centaines de milliers de personnes déjà éprouvées par la sécheresse et les déplacements à répétition.