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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency warned on Tuesday.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:
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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos
Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’
Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow
Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur
A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice over
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen
The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source: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:Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
As Sudan’s 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:Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
Libya’s 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: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 humanity’s place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.
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: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 “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability
The situation in Haiti represents “one of the most complex and urgent crises in the world with implications for regional and global stability,”saidAmy 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: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: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: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: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: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 world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
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: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 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: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: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 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:External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres
Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering of the country’s people.
Published on: April 15, 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:Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s 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: