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This house in Freeport is one of thousands destroyed by Hurricane Dorian

2,500 still missing in hurricane-hit Bahamas

About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago's National Emergency Management Agency has said.

World • 12 Sep 19

Filippo Grandi is concerned at the reliance on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers

UN commissioner praises Ireland's efforts over refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said Ireland is scaling up its commitment to support refugees, but expressed concern at the reliance on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers.

Ireland • 11 Jul 19

Today is a national holiday in Venezuela for independence day celebrations

Venezuela releasing judge, journalist, 20 students - UN

Venezuela is releasing 22 people, including judge Maria Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, a senior UN official has said, and an opposition politician called for more releases.

News • 05 Jul 19

Venezuelan security forces clash with anti-government protesters

UN details Venezuela killings to neutralise opposition

The United Nations human rights chief has said in a report that Venezuelan security forces are sending death squads to murder young men and stage the scenes to make it look like the victims resisted arrest.

World • 04 Jul 19

Emergency workers recover bodies after an airstrike at the Tajoura Detention Center, east of Tripoli

Air strike kills at least 44 at Libyan migrant centre

An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli late yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the UN mission to Libya has said.

World • 03 Jul 19

The UN has estimated that by 2030, 2.2% of total working hours worldwide will be lost because of higher temperatures

Warming to cut equivalent of 80 million jobs by 2030

As climate change worsens, growing heat stress on workers in agriculture and other sectors will cause a productivity loss equal to 80 million full-time jobs over the next decade, the UN warned today.

Business • 01 Jul 19

The US says the video shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded mine

US says video shows Iran recovering tanker mine

The US has released video footage which it says shows Iran's Revolutionary Guards removing an unexploded mine from the side of one of the two tankers attacked yesterday in the Gulf of Oman.

World • 14 Jun 19

There has been a dramatic die-off of pollinating insects, especially bees

Destruction of nature threatens life on Earth, UN warns

Diplomats from 130 nations gathered in Paris today to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of nature and lay the groundwork for a rescue plan for life on Earth.

World • 29 Apr 19

The Palestinians would have to secure nine votes from the 15 members and no veto from any of the five permanent members

Israel vows to block Palestine's UN membership bid

Israel has vowed to work with the United States to block a bid by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations.

World • 27 Dec 18

The funding is provided through the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Ireland to provide extra €2m to Palestinian refugees

The Government has announced that it is to provide an additional €2m to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

World • 22 Dec 18

Children return to school at an establishment run by the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)

UN, Palestinians launch aid appeal after funding cuts

The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority have appealed for $350 million in aid for Palestinians next year, saying much more was needed but they had to be realistic after a year of funding cuts.

World • 17 Dec 18

Residents in Hodeida and the surrounding areas have reported fierce fighting and air strikes in recent days

Truce in Yemen to start tomorrow after fresh clashes

A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeida and its surroundings will start tomorrow, a UN official said, after renewed fighting threatened the hard-won accord struck in Sweden.

Yemen • 17 Dec 18

Conflict-affected Yemenis receive rations of food aid provided by the World Food Programme

Around 20 million face food insecurity in Yemen - UN

Around 20 million Yemenis are food insecure, UN agencies have said, adding the conflict ravaging the impoverished country was the key driver behind rising hunger levels.

World • 08 Dec 18

The WHO report found that road traffic deaths were lower in Europe

Road crash claims life every 24 seconds - WHO

Road crashes kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization has said at it demanded global action.

World • 07 Dec 18

David Attenborough: 'Leaders of the world, you must lead'

Climate change 'our greatest threat' – Attenborough

British broadcaster and environmentalist David Attenborough urged world leaders at the COP24 summit in Poland to get on and tackle "our greatest threat in thousands of years"

Environment • 04 Dec 18

The cuts to greenhouse gases must triple compared to current plans over the next 12 years

Climate action must triple to curb global warming - UN

Countries must massively ramp up their action to cut emissions to prevent global temperatures rising beyond dangerous thresholds, a UN report warns.

World • 27 Nov 18

UN Secretary General António Guterresb has urged both sides to exercise restraint

UN 'greatly concerned' over Russia-Ukraine conflict

The UN Secretary General has said that he is "greatly concerned" over the latest flare-up in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and that both sides should "exercise maximum restraint".

World • 27 Nov 18

Médecins Sans Frontières health workers move a patient to hospital

Congo confirms near record number of new Ebola cases

Thirteen new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the highest daily counts since the start of the outbreak in July, according to the country's health ministry.

World • 22 Nov 18

Leo Varadkar will be making a case for Ireland to have a seat on the UN Security Council

Taoiseach to arrive in New York ahead of UN address

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is arriving in New York this evening ahead of an address at the United Nations tomorrow.

News • 23 Sep 18

The UNHCR said about 72,000 people had arrived in Italy, Greece and Spain between January and July

More than 600 migrants rescued off Spanish coast

More than 600 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean as they attempted to make the perilous crossing to Spain, the Spanish coastguard has said.

World • 03 Sep 18

US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

The United States has cut funding to a UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, saying its business model and fiscal practices were an "irredeemably flawed operation."

US • 31 Aug 18

A child is seen behind a barbed wire fence in 'no man's land' at the border betweeen Myanmar and Bangladesh

Plight of Rohingya a 'human rights nightmare'

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he heard "unimaginable" accounts of atrocities during a visit to vast camps in Bangladesh that are home to one million Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar.

Asia • 02 Jul 18

Leo Varadkar laid a wreath at the UN headquarters in New York to commemorate Irish peacekeepers who lost their lives on UN service

Govt formally launches bid for UN Security Council seat

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney have formally launched Ireland's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Politics • 03 Jul 18

Daraa has been bombarded over the last three days, forcing thousands of civilians to flee

Iraq launches air attack on Islamic State gathering

Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders in Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group, its military has said.

World • 23 Jun 18

Around 70% of the total number are people from just ten countries

Record 68.5m people forced to flee homes - UN

A record 68.5 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence and persecution, notably in places such as Myanmar and Syria, the UN has said.

World • 19 Jun 18