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ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls

In a decision on Monday, judges unsealed warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, whose existence was announced...

Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis

Speaking in Fiji at an event organized by global charitable foundation Wellcome, ahead of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, UNFCCC chief Simon Stiell said...

One day behind bars: Students and incarcerated women break prison stigma in Thailand

Weo, a prisoner at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Bangkok, prefers to sew by hand. She tried the sewing machine, but noticed that...

Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions

When detectives from the Uganda Police Force and investigators from the Uganda Wildlife Authority intercepted the package in January 2025, they needed more than...

Global life expectancy bounces back to near pre-pandemic levels, WHO says

According to the UN health agency’s latest Global Health Estimates, life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, just shy of the 73.4 years recorded...

Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter

“A truck full of non-priority supplies or the right supplies arriving too late, doesn't save lives. That's the question that actually matters," said Dr...

‘Women are not victims’: Türk calls for women to be at the heart of peace and security

UN News Service Addressing the International Civil Society Action Network’s 2026 Forum on Women, Peace and Security in The Hague in a video message, Mr. Türk...

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