The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

It is learnt that around four senior diplomats, including joint secretary (G20) Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and high commissioner to Mauritius K. Nandini Singla are being considered for the post of MEA spokesperson.

In conflicts around the world, evacuations have long been used to rescue people from serious harm. During the second world war, for instance, thousands of children across Europe were sent to rural areas or abroad under evacuation schemes initiated by governments and child welfare agencies.

"Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity," UN official says

UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh victim of ‘excessive and disproportionate force’.

The UN says it needs guarantees and security before it can stockpile significant amounts of aid at the Rafah crossing.

It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat.

World Health Organisation says there are less than 24 hours’ worth of supplies in many areas

UNRWA states equipment taken from its facility in Gaza, raising concerns amid ongoing conflict.

Development drive’s forum will focus on poorer countries as Xi’s relations with the west become increasingly frosty