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‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN

The two young leaders, both alumnae of Street Child United (SCU), were presenting the United Declaration of the Street Child World Cup 2026 – a document built around football, and around the campaign message “I Am Somebody”.Ms. Richards grew up navigating difficulties at home that too...

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Cyberattacks and the digital divide are creating new barriers to HIV services

As health and social services have moved online, protecting people’s privacy while making sure digital transformation does not widen existing inequalities has become an urgent priority for the UN’s HIV/AIDS programme, said Daria Ocheret in an interview with UN News.

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Conflict and crisis put six World Heritage sites at risk

In response, the UN cultural agency (UNESCO) has added 

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High prices and funding cuts stall HIV prevention revolution

The conference, taking place in Rio from 27 to 31 July, is defined by a paradox.By the end of this decade, more than three million people could become infected with HIV, yet the tools to stop this crisis already exist, from groundbreaking prevention medicines to community-led interven...

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75 years later, the promise to protect refugees faces its greatest test

The initiative, called The Promise, comes at a time when more than 41 million refugees remain displaced worldwide, as conflicts continue to uproot families and place growing pressure...

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HIV, hepatitis, STI gains at risk as funding falls, WHO warns

A *new analysis found that while countries have made significant advances over the past decade, funding shortfalls, humanitarian crises and persistent inequalities are widening gaps in...

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Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’

“The climate alarm is blaring from every direction,” said UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell in a

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Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites

The announcement on Tuesday came during the World Heritage Committee’s meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea, being held from 19 to 29 July. The List includes first-time inscriptions from three African countries: Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Sudan. Here are a few of...

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World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Rep...

“Statelessness affecting Rohingya refugees and the protracted situation of displacement contributes to serious risks of human trafficking with devastating consequences for victims,” the Hum...

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Venezuela: IOM warns of potential El Niño threat to families displaced by earthquake

The UN agency and partners are incorporating this risk into response planning as humanitarian operations shift from search and rescue to recovery. The powerful twin earthquakes struck on 24 June causing extensive damage across several states. More than 4,000 people were killed accordi...

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