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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanUkraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace
The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:
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Children in Gaza βgoing to bed starvingβ amid blockade
The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings β and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:GOARN marks 25 years of advancing global health emergency preparedness and response
The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), an initiative coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), marks its 25th anniversary today. Since its inception in April 2000, the network has been at the forefront of the global fight against health emergencies. By leveraging the expertise of global partners β facilitating alerts, deploying rapid support capacities, and strengthening capacities β it has...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Israelβs restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) beganhearings on Monday into Israelβs continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals
Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals and revive international cooperation.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:βSeason of war,β as norms of humanitarian law βcast asideβ UN refugee chief
Thousands of lives have been βdestroyed in the pursuit of supremacyβ, as international humanitarian law has been βdismissedβ and βcast asideβ, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Monday.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months
Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse
Sudanβs humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians to flee, the UN warned on Monday.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism
A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed by terrorism.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response
The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying blockade, escalating violence, and soaring humanitarian needs.
Published on: April 26, 2025 | Source:WHO issues new recommendations to end the rise in βmedicalizedβ female genital mutilation and support survivors
Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising βmedicalizationβ of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent the practice, according to a new guideline published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria
Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political progress, ongoing violence, deepening economic hardship and a worsening humanitarian crisis highlight the urgent and continued need for international support.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Continued Russian assaults drive civilians from frontline communities
As Ukrainian cities struggle to recover from this weekβs deadly missile and drone strikes, frontline areas remain under relentless attack, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday, warning of ongoing displacement and deepening humanitarian needs.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Destitution and disease stalk Myanmarβs quake survivors
One month since Myanmarβs earthquake disaster, tens of thousands of survivors still live in makeshift tents with little to protect them from pre-monsoon storms and mosquitoes.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi
The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling resources.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees
With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host communities.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists and left many more injured, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:Sudan situation βabsolutely devastatingβ as UN ramps up food aid
The situation in western Sudan is βshockingβ and people in the capital, Khartoum face βabsolutely devastatingβ conditions according to a senior UN official in the African country.
Published on: April 25, 2025 | Source:WHO calls for revitalized efforts to end malaria
On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for revitalized efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination. In the late 1990s, world leaders laid the foundation for remarkable progress in global malaria control, including preventing more than 2 billion cases of malaria and nearly 13 million deaths since 2000. To date, WHO has...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future
With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to peacekeeping β a vital tool for global stability that must now adapt to dwindling resources.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Outrage as Russian attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights
Low-lying islands arenβt the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN
Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Hundreds killed in Sudanβs camps for displaced people
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudanβs Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacementaccording to the UN.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Aid ban pushes civilians to the brink
The near two-month ban on humanitarian aid and supplies entering Gaza is driving families to the edge of survival, as critical essentials β including food, shelter and medicine β are rapidly running out.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic
The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians β particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants β being deported from the Dominican Republic.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic
The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians β particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants β being deported from the Dominican Republic.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns
As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples β long among the worldβs most effective environmental stewards β are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24β30 April.Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and yellow fever are rising globally, and diseases like diphtheria, that...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts
Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women and girls remain excluded from the digital world β denied not only access to opportunity, but also the chance to shape their own futures.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of conflict-related sexual violence.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source: