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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:
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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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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 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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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:Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence
Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Childrenβs Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months β evidence that itβs being used as a systemic weapon of war and deliberate terror tactic.
Published on: April 11, 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:UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees
Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Sudan war has created suffering of βindustrial proportionsβ, aid agencies warn
Two years since Sudanβs brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan
The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Countries are already experiencing significant health system disruptions β WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) issues warning on health service disruptions reported in 70% of its surveyed country offices as a result of sudden suspensions and reductions in official development assistance (ODA) for health. The findings, based on rapid WHO assessment of the fast-evolving situation, raise concern for potentially deeper and prolonged effects on health systems and services across the world,...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Worldwide rally for maternal and newborn health marks World Health Day 2025
On the occasion of the World Health Day 2025 dedicated to the theme of Healthier beginnings, hopeful futures, over 100 global WHO offices have organized wide-ranging public advocacy actions in collaboration with Member States, communities, health workers, partner and donor agencies and civil society organizations.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Preventable βmeningitis beltβ deaths targeted in health agency action plan
Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza
Hostilities across the Gaza Strip continue to take a devastating toll on the population, with daily reports of Israeli strikes killing and injuring many civilians, UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Thursday.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year
The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food insecurity and the collapse of essential services.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Myanmar: UN seeks additional $240 million to bolster earthquake relief
The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmarβs devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source: