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Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist
Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks, while expanding vaccination coverage and transitioning toward a longer-term, sustainable response.Mpox is a viral illness that spreads between people, mainly through close contact. It causes painful skin and mucosal lesions,...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:
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Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
As Sudanβs civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs
Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanityβs place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to βget international media into Gazaβ to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Libyaβs fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
Libyaβs prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty
The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in a new report published on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan
Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the worldβs youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability
The situation in Haiti represents βone of the most complex and urgent crises in the world with implications for regional and global stability,βsaidAmy Pope, Director General ofInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM),speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief
Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for accelerated action to meet global climate and development goals.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:WHO Member States conclude negotiations and make significant progress on draft pandemic agreement
After more than three years of intensive negotiations, WHO Member States took a major step forward in efforts to make the world safer from pandemics, by forging a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May. The proposal aims to strengthen global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats.In December 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development
Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy
A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UNβs Guterres
Two years to the day since Sudanβs brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief AntΓ³nio Guterres insisted that the world βmust not forgetβ the suffering of the countryβs people.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns
Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo
Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike on hospital βfurther cripplesβ Gazaβs fragile health system
An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.
Published on: April 15, 2025 | Source:UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge
The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine
The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Sudan war: βDarkest chaptersβ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
As Sudanβs devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its βdarkest chaptersβ may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?
Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nationβs existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine
More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan β including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries β as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service
A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza
In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:The βchinamperosβ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?
Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the βchinamperos,β farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist
Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United Statesβ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source: