The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Logistics of Queen’s funeral equivalent to hundreds of state visits, officials say

As many as 500 heads of state and dignitaries have been invited in biggest task to face diplomatic service since Winston Churchill’s state funeral in 1965

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

Ukrainians face even tougher winter due to power disruptions - UN migration agency

Any damage inflicted on Ukraine's power and heating systems will seriously exacerbate living conditions this winter, especially for an estimated 6.9 million internally displaced people, the United Nations' migration agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Archie Battersbee funeral: Hundreds of mourners attend service as 12-year-old boy laid to rest

Schoolboy died following legal battle over his life support treatment, after he was found unconscious at his home in Essex

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

U.S. allows Russia's Lavrov to travel to United Nations

The United States has given Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a visa to travel to New York for the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders next week with half the delegation Moscow requested, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Security Council Condemns Houthi Offensive, Demands Immediate Open of Taiz Roads

The UN Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to urgently intensify negotiations towards expanding their historic truce that could be translated into a "durable ceasefire," according to a UN statement issued on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Ukraine’s advances pose question for world: can Kyiv actually win?

As world leaders prepare for a meeting of UN general assembly, the raging war of narratives shows no sign of abating

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

Half a million Somali children face hunger in world's worst famine this century

More than 500,000 Somali children under five are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition and risk death from famine this year, a number unseen in any country this century, the U.N. children's agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

Nations try to rein in destructive anti-satellite weapons

The U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Japan have already banned destructive anti-satellite weapons tests.

Axios · Sep 13, 2022

Fodder dries up for Pakistan's cattle as floodwaters stay high

Farmers stranded by unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan are running low on feed for their cattle, officials said on Tuesday, as airdropping supplies proved a difficult task.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning a food relief programme targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October as the effects of a poor harvest and the Ukraine war continue to show, an official has said.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022