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The UN has 193 members. Its objectives include promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, humanitarian aid, and providing peacekeeping missions.

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USA | Was bedeutet der neue „Pakt für die Zukunft“ der UNO für Afrika?

What does the new UN 'Pact for the Future' mean for Africa?

World leaders have adopted a "Pact for the Future" to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 202402:16 min
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

AfricaLink News: 25 September 2024

Nigeria seeks debt forgiveness at UN General Assembly +++ Israel intercepts missile fired at Tel Aviv by Hezbollah +++
ConflictsSeptember 25, 202403:54 min
US President Joe Biden addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York

Biden calls for end to global conflicts in final UN speech

In his final UN address, Biden appealed for diplomatic solutions to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 202402:32 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during United Nations Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to address UN General Assembly

Zelenskyy drums up support for his "victory plan" in New York as fighting continues in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
ConflictsSeptember 25, 202402:31 min
Indian PM Modi will focus on strengthening ties between diaspora Indians to those at home in India.

India's Modi to prioritize diaspora community on trip to US

Indian PM Modi will focus on strengthening ties between diaspora Indians to those at home in India.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 202402:30 min
A water tap.

Half the world lacks access to safe drinking water

Less than half of people around the world have access to safe drinking water.
HealthAugust 30, 2024
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett seen during a United Nations' press conference

Taliban ban UN human rights rapporteur in Afghanistan

The Islamist regime has claimed Richard Bennet was spreading "propaganda."
Human RightsAugust 21, 2024
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Aid workers suffered deadliest year in 2023, says UN

The Gaza Strip, South Sudan and Sudan were the deadliest regions for humanitarian workers, according to a UN report.
ConflictsAugust 19, 2024
People carry Venezuela's national flag to protest the election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term.

Venezuela elections lack 'integrity,' says UN

A panel of experts said the way the recent presidential vote was carried out "had no precedent."
PoliticsAugust 14, 2024
Children play near stagnant pools of water in Lilanda township in Lusaka, Zambia

End of world hunger by 2030 increasingly unlikely, UN report

Conflict, economic instability and extreme weather contributed to the hunger 733 million people suffered in 2023.
Human RightsJuly 24, 2024
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UN court ruling on Israeli settlements: DW's Lucia Schulten

The ICJ has ruled that Israel's settlements in the Palestinian territories break international law.
Human RightsJuly 19, 202402:36 min
Nelson Mandela - 10. Todestag

Nelson Mandela Day: An opportunity to return to the ideals

Mandela Day offers an opportunity to return to the ideals that he stood for as the country builds a new coalition.
SocietyJuly 18, 202401:30 min
Mid-shot of a female figure in a black hijab, a bag over one shoulder, a book in the other arm. She stands in front of a white wall; her face has been erased, as if you can see through her.

Afghan women taking the initiative against the Taliban

Afghan women are the ones who suffer most under Taliban rule. They are establishing networks to fight for their rights.
Human RightsJuly 13, 2024
Kenya's President William Ruto speaking to police officers at the National Police College prior to their departure for Haiti,

Haitians welcome arrival of Kenyan peacekeeping troops

Hundreds of Kenyan troops have arrived in Haiti on a peacekeeping mission backed by the UN.
ConflictsJune 27, 202403:03 min
A standoff between migrants and Polish soldiers on Kuznica Bialostocka-Bruzgi border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border, November 8 2021.

Poland, Baltics step up border controls amid migrant crisis

Since 2021, migrants have made nearly 150,000 attempts to illegally cross into the EU from Belarus, DW analysis shows.
MigrationJune 16, 2024
Children stand near a crater caused by Israeli bombardment in a street in Rafah

UN puts Israel, Hamas on blacklist for harming children

Israel has condemned a UN decision to include its army on the list of organizations harming children in conflict zones.
ConflictsJune 8, 202402:48 min
Yemeni Houthi fighters carrying arms and sitting on the back of miltiary truck

Yemen's Houthis reportedly detain several UN staff members

Yemeni officials say the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have detained 9 UN employees.
PoliticsJune 7, 2024
Europawahl 2024 | Trockenheit & Hitze

UN Secretary-General issues wakeup call on climate change

Antonio Guterres accused fossil fuel companies of being "the godfathers of climate chaos."
Nature and EnvironmentJune 6, 202402:10 min
MONUSCO blue helmet peacekeeper deployed near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

UN 'Peacekeepers Day' remembers the lives lost

This year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers honors more than 4,000 blue helmets who have died in service.
ConflictsMay 29, 2024
DW Reporter | Bangladesch 2024 | Vom Folterkeller auf UN-Friedensmissionen

Bangladesh: How torturers become UN peacekeepers

Soldiers from a Bangladeshi unit accused of torture serve as blue helmet soldiers.
PoliticsMay 25, 202412:35 min
A view of several uniformed men with large RAB emblems on their backs

Human rights abusers dispatched as UN peacekeepers, DW finds

Officers from a controversial Bangladeshi elite unit are being sent on United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Human RightsMay 22, 202403:50 min
Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a special session of the UN General Assembly

UN votes to strengthen status of Palestinians

The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Palestinian bid to become a full member.
ConflictsMay 10, 202403:05 min
A local Ethiopian farmer collecting sheaves of Teff for threshing

Intellectual property: How to stop Western theft

A new UN pact could help developing countries to stop developed nations from co-opting and patenting their products.
BusinessMay 8, 2024
People gather at the side of an explosion in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

US condemns attacks on DR Congo camps for displaced people

The State Deparment suggested Rwanda or the M23 rebel group were responsible for the attacks in the North Kivu province.
ConflictsMay 4, 2024
A destroyed UNRWA school building in Gaza

UNRWA: Review finds 'neutrality' issues, no terror proof

A review of UNRWA's neutrality was prompted by unproven Israeli accusations that aid workers in Gaza were terrorists.
ConflictsApril 23, 2024
A boy eats freshly-baked Tannoor bread at a camp for displaced people in Libya

Libya: UN envoy's resignation diminishes hopes for democracy

Libya's UN envoy quit over "stubborn resistance." His successor must be willing to disrupt the status quo, analysts say.
PoliticsApril 19, 2024
A health worker measures the arm of a child

UN raises $600 million for Ethiopia, falls short of target

A UN-led event to secure donations to address Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis fell short of its $1 billion target.
CatastropheApril 17, 2024
Judges and delegates sit in the courtroom

Germany faces Gaza genocide charge at top UN court

The suit argues that by defunding UNRWA and supporting Israel, Germany is "facilitating genocide" in the Gaza Strip.
Law and JusticeApril 8, 202403:03 min
A woman wearing a niqab walks down the street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8, 2023, with balloon decorations for International Women's Day in the background

Why is Saudi Arabia heading top UN women's rights forum?

Despite ongoing repression back home, Saudi Arabia will head the UN Commission on the Status of Women next year.
Human RightsApril 2, 2024
The Palestinian flag and the flag of Hezbollah wave in the wind on a pole as peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the border area between Lebanon and Israel

Israel denies attacking UN observers in Lebanon

Three observers and a interpreter with the UN peacekeeping mission were wounded while on patrol in southern Lebanon.
ConflictsMarch 30, 2024
Frauen in Saudi-Arabien | Symbolbild

Saudi Arabia to head UN women’s rights forum

Saudi Arabia is set to take over the UN women's rights forum — despite criticism over its gender equality record.
Human RightsMarch 28, 202404:51 min
Antonio Guterres walks, flanked by Egyptian officials, during visit to Gaza border

With Guterres in Egypt, Israel FM says UN is 'anti-Israeli'

Israel's top diplomat, Israel Katz, accused the UN of sheltering terror as the UN chief was visiting Gaza's border.
ConflictsMarch 23, 2024
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with Egyptian officals

Guterres says 'it is time to silence the guns'

On Egypt's side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a renewed plea for a ceasefire.
ConflictsMarch 23, 202401:51 min
People walk past an advertising placard in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum declaring that "the future is AI," January 16, 2024.

UN General Assembly adopts first AI resolution

The UN General Assembly's resolution on artificial intelligence is meant to be an "important first step."
TechnologyMarch 22, 2024
Mother with son in Chad

Childhood death rate falls, threats persist: UN report

Despite progress, the report warns, the UN goal of significantly reducing preventable childhood deaths remains distant.
HealthMarch 13, 2024
A food store in the Cuban town of Trinidad with a few cucumbers, onions and potatoes as the only products for sale

Cuba seeks UN food aid as economic crisis deepens

With milk and bread in short supply due to a lack of foreign currency, Cuba has turned to the United Nations for help.
BusinessMarch 6, 2024
A burned car is seen outside the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti

US urges citizens to leave Haiti as violence escalates

The White House said it was "monitoring Haiti's rapidly deteriorating security situation with great concern."
PoliticsMarch 4, 2024
Men carry the bodies of people killed in an early morning incident when residents rushed toward aid trucks in Gaza City on February 29, 2024.

UN calls for probe into Gaza aid deaths

After more than 100 people were killed during an aid truck delivery in Gaza, the UN is calling for an investigation.
ConflictsMarch 2, 202401:56 min
Murals on a damaged wall of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City depict relief efforts.

Gaza: UNRWA at 'breaking point' as humanitarian needs soar

What does UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinians, do, and what does it mean for Gaza if it runs out of money?
ConflictsFebruary 28, 202402:42 min
Congolese soldiers are seen in the territory of Masisi

DR Congo conflict: Who are the main players?

More than 250 armed groups are active in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ConflictsFebruary 22, 202401:38 min
International representatives attend a December 2023 UN Afghanistan conference in New York

UN Afghanistan conference gets underway in Qatar

The prospects of progress remain uncertain as the ruling Taliban have boycotted over fear of criticism of its rule.
PoliticsFebruary 19, 2024
An M23 rebel dressed in full military gear standing in a green field

Violence in eastern Congo stirs resentment against the West

Fighting in the Congo's North Kivu province has stirred protests. Experts say blaming MONUSCO or the West is misleading.
ConflictsFebruary 13, 2024
Two flamingos flying across a blue sky

UN report: Most migratory animals are in 'dire straits'

The UN reports that many migratory species are in decline, but also that conservation measures are paying off.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 12, 202401:33 min
Sudanese IDPs taking shelter in a school building

Sudan: Malnutrition threatens 700,000 children, UN says

UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of malnourished children could die without enough aid.
ConflictsFebruary 9, 2024
Houthi supporters gather as they hoist weapons and chant slogans against the UK and US

Yemen: Houthi 'terrorist' label a threat to aid?

Last time the Houthis were designated "terrorists," aid organizations feared work in Yemen would have to stop.
ConflictsFebruary 6, 2024
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp, in Rafah.

Israeli army to move its Gaza offensive further south

Fears are growing of a new Israeli assault in southern Gaza — where more than half of the population is taking shelter.
ConflictsFebruary 2, 202401:49 min
A boy drinks water from a tap in eastern Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Deforestation 'threatens' water supply

A national park that provides clean water to Sierra Leone's capital is under threat, a UN report has said.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 31, 2024
A truck, marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo, crosses into Egypt from Gaza

UNRWA operations may grind to a halt due to lack of funding

Funding to UNRWA is drying up after accusations that staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks in Israel.
ConflictsJanuary 29, 202402:15 min
Thumbnails Mapped out: How Haiti got here

How the West messed with Haiti

Haiti pleads for an international mission to curb extreme violence. But foreign influence has often damaged the country.
PoliticsJanuary 25, 202414:44 min
Chen Xu at China's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva

China grilled over human rights record at UN

More than 160 countries provided condemnation or praise to China over issues like its treatment of Uyghurs.
Human RightsJanuary 23, 2024