The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

200 more Kenyan police officers deployed to tackle Haiti violence

Another 200 Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti under a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, senior police officers said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 17, 2024

‘Why didn’t my mother prevent it?’: healing the generational trauma of FGM

Art and counselling are helping women and girls in Kenya to process anger and forgive family members, who are often the ones who subjected them to genital mutilation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Kenyan Police Arrive In Haiti To Combat Gang Violence

Kenyan police officers join U.N. mission in Haiti to combat violent gangs and support local police force in addressing security challenges.

Top News · Jul 17, 2024

Human Rights Watch Report: Hamas Committed War Crimes

Human Rights Watch report accuses Hamas-led groups of war crimes in southern Israel attack, including crimes against humanity and sexual violence allegations.

Top News · Jul 17, 2024

I call on Keir Starmer to suspend arms sales to Israel and end Britain’s complicity in the killing

International law is clear: we have an obligation to prevent genocide. That is why I have tabled an amendment to the king’s speech, says Labour MP Zarah Sultana

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

UN climate talks leader says financial help for poor nations is urgent goal of negotiations

The head of upcoming climate negotiations is telling world leaders that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck nations is the urgent and make-or-break goal of United Nations talks this fall

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

Three Syrian children killed in ‘horrific’ Israeli attack on Lebanon

UN condemns Israeli attack that killed children who were reportedly playing outside their home in south Lebanon.

Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2024

Trump lavished with praise by former rivals as Republicans stress unity

Trump feted by former rivals days after narrowly surviving an attempted assassination.

Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2024

With Haitian migration growing, a Mexico City family of doctors is helping out

At a clinic in the working class neighborhood, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl on the outskirts of Mexico City, Doctor Hernández Pacheco attends to Haitian migrants

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes

Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024