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Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

Representatives of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have met with American envoys at a UN-led meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar. .

Taliban wants to exchange prisoners with the USA

1.9 million people on the run in Gaza

Israel orders 250,000 Palestinians to leave southern Gaza. At the same time, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Gaza reports that 1.

1.9 million people on the run in Gaza

Raped by Russian soldiers: "Cannot heal"

Daria Zymenko was taken to an abandoned house and raped by intoxicated Russian soldiers. Hundreds - possibly thousands - of women are believed to have been subjected to sexual violence during the war in Ukraine.

Raped by Russian soldiers: "Cannot heal"

Aid Moved from Emergency Pier outside Gaza

The UN has during the week moved supplies intended for Gaza from the pier built by the American military on Gaza's coast to warehouses on solid ground in Gaza, according to the news agency AP. This is to prevent food and other aid from being destroyed, says a spokesperson for the UN's food program WFP.

Aid Moved from Emergency Pier outside Gaza

Israel: Battles Above and Below Ground in Northern Gaza

Explosions, air raids, and gunfire are ongoing in northern Gaza on Saturday – a third day of an Israeli military operation that has led to tens of thousands of people needing to flee and worsened what the UN calls "unlivable" living conditions in the area. .

Israel: Battles Above and Below Ground in Northern Gaza

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

In the iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, the UN has found five bombs hidden in a wall. The bombs are believed to have been hidden by the terrorist network IS several years ago.

Multiple bombs found in mosque – hidden in a wall

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

There are increasingly more synthetic opioids in circulation, warns the UN. The increase is believed to lead to more fatal overdoses.

Alarm: More Synthetic Drugs Following Taliban Ban

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

Several children a day lose their legs in Gaza's war, according to the UN's Palestine agency Unrwa. We have in principle every day ten children who lose a leg, or two legs – on average, says Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini.

UNRWA: Ten children a day lose a limb

Report: Catastrophic Famine in Gaza

Nearly half a million people in Gaza – 22 per cent of the population – are still suffering from catastrophic hunger, according to a UN-backed report presented on Tuesday. The risk of famine still hangs heavy over the Gaza Strip, and the situation in Rafah in southern Gaza is also feared to deteriorate.

Report: Catastrophic Famine in Gaza

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

The military pauses that Israel has declared in Gaza to facilitate the influx of aid have not had the desired effect so far, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. .

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

Armenia recognises Palestine as an independent state, the government announced on Friday. A number of countries have recognised the state of Palestine in the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has led to strong protests from Israel.

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

The ongoing war in Sudan has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world in decades, according to the organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Warnings are also coming from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR, which states that the risk of famine has risen in the country.

Sudan: One of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crises

DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"

That the DCA agreement gives the USA the opportunity to place nuclear weapons on Swedish soil is a historic turnaround, according to several critics. This creates a direct threat to all Swedes, says diplomat Rolf Ekéus.

DCA Criticism: "A Direct Threat to All Swedes"

Half a million have seen "Hammarskjöld" at the cinema

"Hammarskjöld" has now been seen by over 500,000 visitors at cinemas in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. In Denmark, the film went straight to the top of the box office, which is very unusual for a Swedish film, according to the Swedish Film Institute.

Half a million have seen "Hammarskjöld" at the cinema

Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance

Israel's military announces a daily "tactical pause" along a road in the ongoing offensive in southern Gaza to allow in more humanitarian aid. Prime Minister Netanyahu and the far-right parties in the government express sharp criticism of the measure – and it is unclear whether it will be implemented.

Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

It is essential to have continued top-level meetings and conferences on Ukraine's reconstruction and a path forward towards peace. This is according to the head of the UN's development agency UNDP, Achim Steiner, during a visit to Sweden.

UN Chief: Why These Meetings Are Crucial for Ukraine

Emergency Aid via Pier in Gaza Paused - UN to Investigate

The floating pier in Gaza, built by the USA to bring in aid, risks being damaged again by high waves. But the project faces greater challenges than that: the UN has paused deliveries via the pier due to ethical uncertainties.

Emergency Aid via Pier in Gaza Paused - UN to Investigate

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

USA's Foreign Department has blacklisted the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation are also classified as "global terrorists".

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

Expert: Report on war crimes puts pressure on USA

More and more investigations come to the same conclusion: Israel's warfare in Gaza is all too brutal. Israel is becoming increasingly isolated, notes international law expert Jan Hallenberg.

Expert: Report on war crimes puts pressure on USA

UN rejects accusations against kidnapped personnel

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk demands that the Houthi movement "immediately and unconditionally" releases UN personnel and other aid workers being held captive. On Monday, the Iran-backed movement claimed to have caught a "spy network", after aid workers, including eleven UN staff, were kidnapped last week.

UN rejects accusations against kidnapped personnel

Blacklisting outrages Israel

Israel's UN ambassador is "appalled" that the Israeli military will be included on a forthcoming UN list of countries and armed forces that fail to protect children during war. .

Blacklisting outrages Israel

UN: Civilian deaths in Ukraine increased in May

Last month, the number of civilian deaths in Ukraine increased, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). The death toll in May is the highest since June 2023, as reported by Reuters.

UN: Civilian deaths in Ukraine increased in May

UN calls for international measures in Sahel

FN calls for "immediate international action" to prevent further forced relocations in Africa's troubled Sahel region, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. .

UN calls for international measures in Sahel

Rebels storm against the UN's Swedish office

Several aid workers and UN employees were kidnapped in Yemen on Thursday by Houthi rebels. The group reportedly attacked the office used by the UN's envoy to the country, the Swede Hans Grundberg.

Rebels storm against the UN's Swedish office