The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Here’s Why Meteorologists Launch Weather Balloons Every Day

The ancient custom synchronized weather balloon launches is becoming high-tech

Zenger · Feb 14, 2023

Report: 8,468 perished trying to reach Europe since 2019

A global charity says more than 8,400 Europe-bound migrants perished at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean over the past four years

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Nikki Haley is the first Republican challenger to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. She could hand him victory

Nikki Haley has launched her bid for president with a call for 'generational change'. But does the former South Carolina governor really have a shot at dethroning Donald Trump?

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

UN appeals for $397 million to help Syrian quake survivors

The United Nations chief has launched a $397 million appeal to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in rebel-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Earthquake aid reaches NW Syria via newly opened crossing

Eleven trucks carrying humanitarian assistance passed through the Bab al-Salam crossing, UN says.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2023

European allies condemn Israel's plan to build more housing units in the West Bank

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom joined the U.S. in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.

WEKU · Feb 14, 2023

Syria's Assad could reap rewards from aid crossing deal

A convoy of 11 trucks from a United Nations agency has crossed into northern Syria from Turkey — just hours after the U.N. and Syrian government reached an agreement to temporarily authorize two new border crossings into the rebel enclave

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Quake-stricken refugees in Turkey lament delay in aid deliveries to Syria

Syrian refugees have been among those hardest hit by the devastating February 6 earthquakes. Among those sheltering in Kilis, a southeastern Turkish city a few kilometres from the border, the trauma of the quakes come on top of the ravages of the Syrian civil war and the hardships of exile.…

France 24 · Feb 14, 2023

Charles ’emotional’ as he meets relatives affected by Syria earthquake

The King visited a pop-up centre to help support Syrian victims of the disaster in the north-west of the country .

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Extremist thought to be in Iran is de facto new leader of al-Qaida, UN says

Veteran Egyptian Saif al-Adel viewed as formidable threat by western officials

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023