UN Interviews

Feb 03 2025 100 ep. 9 mins 1.2k
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<p>UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.</p>

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Israel-Palestine: ‘Anything is better than what’s happening now’

Feb 03 2025 19 mins  
Combatants for Peace, a grassroots organization made up of Palestinian and Israeli peace advocates, has consistently called for dialogue between the two communities for two decades, even during the brutal months of the Gaza war.Mai Shahin, a Palestinian therapist and Elik Elhanan, a teacher in New York both, at one time, took part in acts of violence. On a visit to UN Headquarters

In an AI-enabled world, what is education for?

Jan 30 2025 5 mins  
If the international community is able to effectively put in place the ethical and practical guidelines proposed by UNESCO and others, AI has the potential to be an extremely important part of an educator’s toolkit. But the introduction of this technology is just one part of a much wider philosophical discussion about the effectiveness of education in general in a world that many

Denial of human dignity in conflict, a ‘moral failure’: Red Cross chief

Jan 30 2025 5 mins  
Depriving any person caught up in fighting of their basic human dignity, is nothing less than a “moral failure” on the part of the international community.That’s the view of the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, whose neutral, impartial and independent aid teams – among many other things – support those trapped in conflict thr

‘Nightmare scenario’, as Israel UNRWA ban takes effect

Jan 29 2025 14 mins  
With new Israeli legislation coming into effect on Thursday outlawing Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, international staff have already been forced to leave the agency’s headquarters in East Jerusalem for Jordan, after their visas were cut short.The UN is bracing for the “nightmare scenario” which would mean a halt to all operations – a major blow to “all the people it se

Middle East: Food aid more important than ever

Jan 28 2025 8 mins  
In the first week of the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to reach more than 330,000 people with food assistance in Gaza.With so many now on the move, WFP’s priority is to ensure assistance follows the people.Programme Director of Emergencies, Samer Abdel Jaber, told UN News’s Nancy Sarkis that their work is “needed more than ever” across the who

'They did miraculous things': The aid workers who helped Jews escape Nazi-occupied Europe

Jan 26 2025 19 mins  
Long before the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, American aid workers were fanning out across territory occupied by the Axis powers, attempting to help Jews escape, as their grip tightened.A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that for every person they saved, many more would be k

Eastern DR Congo becoming increasingly unsafe, warns UNHCR lead in Goma

Jan 24 2025 5 mins  
The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is becoming increasingly unsafe for both civilians and aid teams, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday, amid threats by the M23 rebel group that its fighters are about to attack Goma, the regional capital of North Kivu.According to the agency, some 400,000 people have been uprooted by violence in North and South Ki

West Bank: OHCHR deeply concerned over uptick in violence against children

Jan 23 2025 8 mins  
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Thursday that children are not being spared from escalating Israeli military operations in the West Bank.In the last few days, Israeli security forces have surrounded Jenin camp – targeting militants – using drones, Apache helicopters, fighter jets, and aerial bombing tactics, according to OHCHR’s top official in the Occupied Pales

Migrant discrimination can be overcome, says ‘Cabrini’ film star Cristiana Dell’Anna

Jan 22 2025 8 mins  
The screening at the UN of the stunning new film, Cabrini, portraying the hardships faced by vulnerable migrants moving to New York City at the turn of the last century, provides a timely reminder that there’s still much that needs to be done to help vulnerable people on the move everywhere today.That’s the message from the star of the film, Cristiana Dell’Anna, who plays the

Eastern DRC conflict escalates, forcing thousands to flee

Jan 22 2025 3 mins  
The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming new levels following the M23 armed group’s seizure of Minova in South Kivu - a critical hub along the supply route to regional capital Goma.Since the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) withdrew from South Kivu in June 2024, UN peacekeepers have focused on defending key