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Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis
With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP)said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:
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Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim new chapter in Syria’s fragile transition to a lasting peace.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been charged with corruption and removed from office.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the region’s perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and interventions, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war
In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Types of data requested to inform May 2025 COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition deliberations
The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) continues to closely monitor the genetic and antigenic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, and the performance of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating variants. Based on these evaluations, WHO advises vaccine manufacturers and regulatory authorities on the implications for...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations
The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).Since 2000, child deaths have dropped by more than half and stillbirths by over a third, fuelled by sustained investments in...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi
The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the enclave.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns
South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions
United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief
The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said on Sunday.
Published on: March 23, 2025 | Source:Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI
For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in the corridors of global digital diplomacy. Its mission? To bring linguistic diversity to English-dominated artificial intelligence.
Published on: March 23, 2025 | Source:Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN children’s and refugee agencies said on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren
Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion began,a new UN report published on Friday details.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams
Israel’s renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:WORLD WATER DAY: The ‘cold hard truth’
Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and on the first ever World Day for Glaciers. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UN’s top envoy for the region warned on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day
The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to combat racism in all its forms.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:WHO calls for urgent action to address worldwide disruptions in tuberculosis services putting millions of lives at risk
On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need across regions and countries. TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over 1million deaths annually bringing devastating impacts on families and...
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring the legacy of the women who have shaped the United Nations’ commitment to gender equality.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases
Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organization awards on Thursday for their smoke-free parks, clean air initiatives and obesity-busting school lunch initiatives.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict
The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the largest humanitarian crises globally, a senior UN humanitarian said on Thursday.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the firstWorld Day for Glaciers.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Free societies are good for business says UN rights chief, wrapping up visit to Kyrgyzstan
Respect for human rights is not only a moral obligation but a necessity for economic stability, the UN’s top human rights official said on Thursday, during a visit to the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Three cities honoured for public health achievements at 2025 Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit
Today, during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Paris, three cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases and injuries: Córdoba, Argentina; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Summit, co-hosted byBloomberg Philanthropies, theWorld Health Organization (WHO),Vital Strategies, and the City of Paris,...
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox 2024 continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health
In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people’s health from its devastating impacts.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:UN Commission approves WHO recommendations to place psychoactive substances under international control
Following recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to place five new psychoactive substances and one medicine under international control. The recommendations were developed by WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence--ECDD, which consists of global experts analyzing health risks and benefits of psychoactive substances circulating on global...
Published on: March 13, 2025 | Source: