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The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN Member States meeting in Geneva on Friday, as they agreed to resume discussions at a future date.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:
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World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease โ cholera โ continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:A two-way street: Reversing the brain drain in Somalia
For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn drive out local experts who take with them the know-how that is essential to reversing the crisis.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27, anniversary of Taliban takeover, Peru amnesty law
At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:โHumanitarian work, a moral obligationโ: Retired doctor returns to face the โsilent threatโ in Gaza
Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that โhumanitarian work cannot be retired.โ
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict
Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More than 4,600 survivors endured abuses used as weapons of war, torture, terrorism and political repression.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip
As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, while scorching temperatures are adding to the suffering of the population.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, while the country grapples with a severe drought, threatening millions with life-threatening water shortages.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators
Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of Syria in a wave of deadly violence earlier this year.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the โdeeply alarmingโ recent violence in Syriaโs Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Childrenโs Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:โOnly hunger and bombsโ for besieged civilians in Sudanโs El Fasher
UN human rights chief Volker Tรผrk has expressed outrage over Mondayโs deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudanโs North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU).
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:UN says Sri Lanka has โhistoric opportunityโ to end impunity, deliver justice
Sri Lankaโs Government has a โhistoric opportunityโ to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the countryโs civil war.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forcesโ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the countryโs unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the militia and forces of the military government.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Malnutrition deaths mark โlatest in the war on childrenโ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Celebrating youth: โWhen young people take the lead, everyone gainsโ
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting โ these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal โsystematic tortureโ, sexual violence
UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered โsystematic tortureโ in Myanmarโs military-run detention facilities โ including beatings, electric shocks, strangulations and gang rape โ a pattern of atrocities which is intensifying across the country.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Gaza health system โcatastrophicโ with hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Public health conditions in Gaza are โcatastrophicโ, with hospitals operating far beyond capacity. Some life-saving medicines are totally out of stock, while deaths from malnutrition and disease are on the rise, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Gaza: UNESCO condemns โunacceptableโ killing of journalists
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by an Israeli drone on 10 August.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement
The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:First Person: Echoes of war as aid arrives in Syriaโs historical city
The transformation over two decades of the once thriving Syrian city of Sweida from tourist destination to a landscape marked by violence and loss has been detailed by the chief of a UN migration mission who recently visited the area.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Yemen: โRegional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace,โ Security Council hears
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, voiced concern over the latest clashes between Government forces and Houthi rebel militia.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Sudan: UN โdeeply alarmedโ by major attack on besieged El Fasher
The UN has expressed deep alarm over a large-scale assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on El Fasher, the government-held capital of Sudanโs North Darfur State, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which has been under siege since April 2024.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:The world has the tools to end Haitiโs crisis โ itโs time to use them
During her final briefing as resident and humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson struggled to describe the realities of life in Haiti.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Four years on, hereโs what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like
In 2021, an Afghan woman could have run for president โ although none did. Spool forward to 2025, they canโt even speak in public. There is an edict from the Taliban which labels public speaking by women a moral violation.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future
More than half the worldโs population is under 30, and young people are leading grassroots efforts on issues from climate action to equality. Marking International Youth Day on Tuesday, the UN is highlighting the power of youth to transform their communities โ and the wider world.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Sudanโs agony continues, Colombian presidential candidate dies, the world celebrates the steelpan
Across war-torn Sudan, civilians continue to face ongoing attacks, starvation and cholera outbreaks.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise
UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told
Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting some 80 per cent of world commerce, but it remains vulnerable to disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions and transnational crime.
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:From crisis to cultivation: Haitiโs farmers build resilience one seed at a time
For years, low-quality seeds have been a concern in Haiti, with continual climate shocks and political insecurity adding to the existing challenges that farmers face in their attempts to grow food.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Security Council voices deep concern over deadly escalation in Syriaโs Sweida region
The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syriaโs Sweida region since mid-July, condemning attacks against civilians and calling for urgent protection and humanitarian access.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:โThere is no military solutionโ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip
It is essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source: