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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:
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Security Council voices deep concern over deadly escalation in Syria’s Sweida region
The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syria’s Sweida region since mid-July, condemning attacks against civilians and calling for urgent protection and humanitarian access.
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:From crisis to cultivation: Haiti’s 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:‘There is no military solution’ 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:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip
The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its military operation inside the Gaza Strip and take full control of the key population centre of Gaza City. UN chief António Guterres described it earlier as a “dangerous escalation” for the two million civilians trapped in the enclave as well as the remaining Israeli hostages still held captive. Follow our...
Published on: August 10, 2025 | Source:Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA)has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is helping them prepare.
Published on: August 09, 2025 | Source:Sudan: You can run – but we will find you, militias warn terrified civilians
Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while warning that communities continue to be terrorised by parties to the conflict even as they flee violence.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Israeli plan to take military control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief
The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip, beginning with full control of Gaza City.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries wrapped up earlier Friday in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with delegates adopting a landmark political declaration aimed at speeding up sustainable development and boosting resilience in 32 nations that lack direct access to the sea.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of Gaza City”, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,’ UN chief tells mayors in Nagasaki
80 years after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the “only guarantee” against the use of nuclear weapons today is their “total elimination”, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are positioning themselves as vital contributors to the continent’s prosperity and sustainable development.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but they will need more help to rebuild their lives, according to UN-Habitat, the agency that advocates for sustainable communities.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:WHO designates new WHO-Listed Authorities, strengthening global access to quality-assured medical products
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (MHLW/PMDA) of Japan, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice
In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism – are stripping women and girls of their right to safety, education and a viable future.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
Countries agreed Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs of nations without direct access to the sea. The decision was reached at the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), currently under way in Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to “near-total collapse”.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” in war-torn Sudan, UN officials said on Thursday.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn care, with new research across four countries finding that 60 per cent of vaginal exams were done without consent, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepen in the enclave, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs
Aid agencies warned on Wednesdaythat most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will likely have to shut down their operations within weeks, unless Israel withdraws its demand that they provide sensitive information about Palestinian employees.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Armed militia kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo
Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been shaken by a surge in brutal attacks on civilians by armed groups, including the Rwandan-backed M23 militia, in the country’s troubled eastern region.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agency’s school meal programme in Afghanistan.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity
For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier to trade. Cut off from direct access to the sea, these nations face steep transport costs, sluggish delivery times, and a maze of border procedures that slow down economic progress.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat
The world changed forever 80 years ago this Wednesday when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the Second World War.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo
Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been shaken by a surge in brutal attacks on civilians by armed groups, including the Rwandan-backed M23 militia, in the country’s troubled eastern region.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief
Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain among the poorest – and most overlooked.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged
UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contributing to the famine-like conditions now being endured by more than two million people there.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Kenya achieves elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone. HAT is the second neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in Kenya: the country was certified free of Guinea worm disease in 2018.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Child deaths in Pakistan, Ukrainian rail station attack, new UN-India development partnership
On Tuesday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported the deaths of five children with a dozen seriously injured, following the detonation of an unexploded mortar shell in the city of Lakki Marwat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend.
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source: