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UN human rights chief condemns Nigeria marketplace bombingsUkraine: attack on aid convoy reaching vulnerable communities - WFP Gaza police increasingly targeted by Israeli military, alleges OHCHR

Children shot, stabbed, beaten and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank: UNICEFHantavirus transmission kept low thanks to united effort: WHOA world without sand? UN partners push for alternatives amid shortages

Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent for African planters and people, says UN chiefHantavirus: WHO assesses exposure risk as cruise liner docks in TenerifeSudan war: armed drones caused 80 per cent of civilian killings (OHCHR)

Deadly hantavirus outbreak is not a new COVID, insists UN health agencyLebanon crisis leaves families foraging for food: WFPStrait of Hormuz crisis linked to looming famine in Somalia

UN rights chief Türk says ‘widening repression’ must end in TunisiaGaza: ‘Rats bite children in their sleep’ aid teams say, in plea for suppliesUkraine: aid convoys deliver life-saving relief near the frontline

Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease: WHO Middle East crisis: Security Council holds consultations as Hormuz crisis continuesIsrael urged to release arrested Gaza-bound flotilla members: OHCHR

Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship In Lebanon, fears and dangers persist, despite ceasefire: UNHCR ITU UNDRR back call for early warning system to avoid a ‘digital pandemic’

Strait of Hormuz, the UN maritime agency continues to urge maximum cautionWHO assisting with cruise-liner deadly respiratory illness outbreakPress freedom is shrinking and reporters still risk deadly danger: UNESCO

Middle East war: Growing consequences on global humanitarian supply chains: UNHCRUN chief welcomes release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrestNew death penalty in Israel perpetuates racial discrimination against Palestinians, warn independent human rights experts: OHCHR

Hormuz crisis highlights need for strategic change of course on energy - UNECE Gaza: Disease spike linked to rodent infestation, scabies and fleas - UNRWAScam no more: how the Philippines is cracking down on online fraud centres UNODC

Iran: UN rights chief condemns ongoing deadly repression Climate: Europe is heating up at twice the global rateLebanon: global food security experts warn that 1 in 4 people face acute hunger

Sudan’s war leaves children at mercy of increasing drone strikes, warns UNICEFSyria: UN Human Rights reports discovery recent mass graves Gulf land routes already expanding amid Strait of Hormuz shipping freeze

Afghanistan: refugees from Iran ‘returning to nothing’: OCHAStrait of Hormuz crisis sparks rush to use Gulf’s land corridors – UNECEMali: UN aid chief highlights dangers, urges access to assistance

Middle East war: Hormuz seizures on the riseGaza’s humanitarian emergency continues, warns WHO UNDP supports efforts to rid WWII’s toxic legacy in South Pacific

Middle East war: Concerns grow over vital raw minerals Lebanon: French peacekeeper dies following recent attack Largest vaccine catch-up campaign reaches 18 million children

Humanitarian emergency looming unless fertilizers can pass through Strait of Hormuz: UNOPS100 million people in over 60 countries live under shadow of landmines threat: UNMAS Rights chief Türk alarmed at Singapore death penalty spike: OHCHR

Middle East crisis driving global energy shock, UN chief warns Sudan: millions still impacted by war and displacement: IOM First UN global debate on AI aims to bridge ‘huge divide’ in access

Lebanon: Solemn tributes to fallen peacekeeperGaza: $71.4 billion needed for recovery and reconstruction over next decadeNearly 3 in 4 countries use AI to diagnose illness: WHO

Since the outbreak of the Middle East war on 28 February, sites of major cultural importance across Israel, Iran and Lebanon have come under threat.At the request of the Lebanese Government, the UN education and cultural agency, UNESCO, has placed 39 World Heritage sites under so-called “enhanced protection”- a special status aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage during times of conflict.To explain what this means in practice, UN News’s Nancy Sarkis spoke to Krista Pikkat, who leads UNESCO’s Culture and Emergencies Unit.

Lebanon: WHO highlights pressure on medical services as ceasefire beginsGaza war’s terrible toll on women and girls Record Rohingya death toll at sea highlights their desperation: UNHCR