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Resettlement changed her life. Now she’s fighting for others to have the same chance

·June 25, 2025·2 min read

Currently, she’s a qualified refugee and human rights lawyer in New Zealand – but on Tuesday she recalled becoming displaced aged 14 and described the harrowing limbo that followed. Invisible and alone “I grew up invisible to the world,” she said. “Without rights, opportunities, or safety.” That all changed in...

Ukraine: Hopes for peace on life support, Security Council hears

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·June 1, 2025·4 min read

“The longer the war continues, the longer its regional and global impacts will be felt, and the more difficult it will be to find a peaceful resolution,” said Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. She recalled the adoption of Security Council resolution 2774 in February – the...

Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps

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·May 11, 2025·3 min read

The tournament is more than a sporting event. It’s a lifeline. In Ma’rib Governorate, where over 2.3 million internally displaced people have settled, families live in makeshift shelters, often after being forced to flee multiple times. Water is scarce, the heat is unforgiving, and access to education and health care...

More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities

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·May 6, 2025·1 min read

The study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that they can be responsible for a dramatic reduction in life expectancy in both rich and poor countries alike. For example, people living in the country with the highest life expectancy will on average live 33 years longer than those born...

The inspiring female engineer breathing new life into Yemen’s ancient capital

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·December 30, 2024·3 min read

“There is a common language between me and the buildings. In every house I try to preserve. I feel that the city is grateful to me, and I am grateful to the city because it has taught me a lot”, says Yemeni engineer Harbia Al-Himiary, describing her relationship with the...

‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

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·December 8, 2024·3 min read

Asmaa Niang, who is from Morocco, spoke to UN News at the UN Convention to Control Desertification (UNCCD) meeting known as COP16 and explained why as an athlete she has the “responsibility to give back and inspire others to protect the land.” As a five-time African judo champion and Olympic...

Violations of UN Charter and international law now ‘facts of life’, Cuban Foreign Minister says

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·September 30, 2024·2 min read

Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla said the Israeli army has “massacred” over 40,000 civilians in Gaza over the past 11 months. He also paid tribute to the more than 220 UN staff killed in the conflict. “The genocide against the Palestinian people must end unconditionally and without further delay,” he said....

Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’

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·January 6, 2024·3 min read

first glance, one would not notice the tumultuous journey that Shiraz has faced in order to find her place in the world. She is studying programming, and dreams of becoming a heart surgeon. She enjoys belly dancing, with her TikTok videos racking up thousands of views and likes. However, the...

Migration is a fact of life and a ‘force for good’

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·December 18, 2023·3 min read

In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that migration promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, but at the same time, “poorly governed migration is a cause of great suffering.” “It forces people into the cruel realm of traffickers, where they face exploitation,...

Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’

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·November 25, 2023·4 min read

In the first of a two-part series, Angela Muhindo spoke to UN Women ahead of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, marked annually from 25 November to 10 December, Human Rights Day. “My life has been full of pain,” she said, surveying the green landscape where she spent her childhood in...

Gaza: UN chief at Rafah crossing says aid convoy ‘the difference between life and death’

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·October 20, 2023·4 min read

In a passionate speech standing just a few metres from the Egyptian side of the crossing, he pointed behind him and spoke of the two million trapped without sufficient supplies now for nearly two weeks. “We are witnessing a paradox: behind these walls we have two million people that are...

First Person: Family death ‘turning point’ in South Sudanese humanitarian’s life

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·August 16, 2023·5 min read

She is currently deployed with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, to the north of her country, supporting refugees who are fleeing conflict in Sudan. She has been speaking to UN News ahead of World Humanitarian Day which is commemorated annually on 19 August. “Saving lives became a passion of mine when...