UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount
He stressed that the assistance must be delivered swiftly and directly to those most in need. He told…
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‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
The UN’s reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has been working to assess the impact of recent steep funding cuts,…
90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
Addressing a high-level debate of the Security Council, António Guterres said that oceans and seas are “sending a…
AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk
One in four jobs worldwide is potentially exposed to what’s known as generative artificial intelligence – or Generative…
Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery
Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan…
Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain
Criminal networks are increasingly seeking to gain control over extraction sites, trade routes, and refining infrastructure. According to…
Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
The effects of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt. Around seven million people died, health systems…
Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
“These ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure are putting lives at risk, worsening the humanitarian crisis, and violating basic…
World News in Brief: Terror-crime link alarm, child detention in Australia, judiciary in Maldives, Protection of Civilians Week
In recent years, criminal and terrorist groups have seized “every” opportunity afforded by growing instability to “entrench, expand,…
UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
Tom Fletcher said in a statement on Monday that nine UN trucks were cleared to enter the southern…
UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
With a growing shortfall in contributions – $2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget dues and $2.7 billion in…
Home-bound Syrians find few of the basics needed to survive
Hopes rose last week in Damascus when fuel prices dropped instantly following Donald Trump’s move to end punitive…
International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
In a statement on Monday, the prosecutors’ office confirmed that deputies Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang…
Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
“We have been approached by Israeli authorities to resume limited aid delivery, and we are in discussions with…
In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
António Guterres was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial in Baghdad to honour the victims of…
At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
António Guterres told leaders meeting in the Iraqi capital that “the region and the world face trials and…
UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
No aid has entered the enclave since Israel implemented a ban on 2 March and the entire population,…
Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors
At least nine people were killed and seven injured when a Russian drone struck a minibus near the…
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
A defining moment for global health is about to unfold in Geneva. The World Health Assembly is meeting…
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
António Guterres issued the warning in a video message to the inaugural Sagarmatha Sambaad, or “Everest Dialogue,” convened…